11.42 Back-cycling

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11.42Back-cycling

Suppose destination is C.

Before C:

G7 = G B D F

Before G7:

Dm7

Dm7 = D F A C

Before Dm7, you can introduce:

A7 = A C♯ E G

So:

A7 → Dm7 → G7 → C

A7 → Dm7 → G7 → C

Before A7:

Em7

Em7 = E G B D

So:

Em7 → A7 → Dm7 → G7 → C

Em7 → A7 → Dm7 → G7 → C

Now you have a longer chain of ii–V relationships.

This is sometimes called back-cycling.