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54.19Level 8 — minor IV

Now:

E♭ → E♭m → B♭.

This is one of the most useful borrowed-chord movements in popular harmony.

E♭: E♭ G B♭.

E♭m: E♭ G♭ B♭.

B♭: B♭ D F.

Key inner line:

G → G♭ → F.