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15.11The useful borrowed-chord palette in major

In a major key, common borrowed chords from parallel minor include:

  • iv
  • ♭III
  • ♭VI
  • ♭VII
  • sometimes ii°
  • sometimes v

You do not need all of them equally often.

For practical arranging, start with:

iv, ♭VI, ♭VII

Those three are extremely useful.