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15.55Analyze the emotional architecture

The progression above does:

Cmaj7 → E7 → Am7 → A7 → Dm7 → G7 → Cmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Fm6 → Cmaj7

Functionally:

home → temporary pull → vi → temporary pull → ii → dominant → home → expansion → borrowed-minor color → home

This is much more useful than merely memorizing ten chord symbols.