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22.42Level 19 — backdoor cadence

Into B♭, the borrowed-minor backdoor family can be thought of via the parallel minor environment.

Conceptually:

E♭m7 → A♭7 → B♭

E♭m7 → A♭7 → B♭

Try it.

This creates a softer chromatic route than F7→B♭.