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22.41Level 18 — subV cadence

Original:

Cm7 → F7 → B♭.

Substitute:

Cm7 → B7 → B♭

Cm7 → B7 → B♭

Now roots:

C → B → B♭.

Beautiful chromatic descent.

You know this pattern from C-major versions:

Dm → D♭7 → C.

Transpose the relationship.