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17.38Level 18 — tritone substitutions

Now add one.

E7’s tritone substitute:

B♭7

B♭7 = B♭ D F A♭

leading to Am.

Bass:

B♭ → A.

A7’s substitute:

E♭7

E♭7 = E♭ G B♭ D♭

leading to Dm.

Bass:

E♭ → D.

D7’s substitute:

A♭7

A♭7 = A♭ C E♭ G♭

leading to G.

Bass:

A♭ → G.

Notice the beautiful semitone approaches.