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2.67Don't memorize it as a chord list
Bad:
Cm7-F7-B♭maj7-E♭maj7-Am7♭5-D7-Gm.
Better:
major ii–V–I → IV → minor ii–V–i.
Even better:
circle motion moving through relative major into relative minor.
Now you understand it.