ii–♭II–I

A cadence where the dominant V is replaced by its tritone substitution ♭II, creating a smooth chromatic bass descent from ii to ♭II to I. This is one of the most commonly used substitutions in jazz arranging.

Pattern: ii – ♭II – I   Example in C Major: Dm – D♭ – C

Genre: jazz   Difficulty: advanced

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C Major Dm – D♭ – C G Major Am – A♭ – G D Major Em – E♭ – D A Major Bm – B♭ – A E Major F♯m – F – E B Major C♯m – C – B F♯ Major G♯m – G – F♯ F Major Gm – G♭ – F B♭ Major Cm – B – B♭ E♭ Major Fm – E – E♭ A♭ Major Bbm – A – A♭ D♭ Major Ebm – D – D♭

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