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66.34Level 15 — tritone substitution
Dm7 → D♭7 → Cmaj7.
D♭7 guide tones:
F and C♭(B).
Cmaj7:
E and B.
So:
F→E
B→B.
Extremely smooth.
That is why tritone substitution works so beautifully.