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The ♭III Cadence

This is essentially an Authentic Cadence preceded by a Borrowed Chord from the Parallel minor Key. It is common in Rock.

♭III → V → I

♮

• Key of C Major:
E♭ [E♭-G-B♭] → G [G-B-D] → C [C-E-G]

♯

• Key of G Major:
B♭ [B♭-D-F] → D [D-F♯-A] → G [G-B-D]

• Key of D Major:
F [F-A-C] → A [A-C♯-E] → D [D-F♯-A]

• Key of A Major:
C [C-E-G] → E [E-G♯-B] → A [A-C♯-E]

• Key of E Major:
G [G-B-D] → B [B-D♯-F♯] → E [E-G♯-B]

• Key of B Major:
D [D-F♯-A] → F♯ [F♯-A♯-C♯] → B [B-D♯-F♯]

• Key of F♯ Major:
A [A-C♯-E] → C♯ [C♯-E♯-G♯] → F♯ [F♯-A♯-C♯]

• Key of C♯ Major:
E [E-G♯-B] → G♯ [G♯-B♯-D♯] → C♯ [C♯-E♯-G♯]

♭

• Key of F Major:
A♭ [A♭-C-E♭] → C [C-E-G] → F [F-A-C]

• Key of B♭ Major:
D♭ [D♭-F-A♭] → F [F-A-C] → B♭ [B♭-D-F]

• Key of E♭ Major:
G♭ [G♭-B♭-D♭] → B♭ [B♭-D-F] → E♭ [E♭-G-B♭]

• Key of A♭ Major:
C♭ [C♭-E♭-G♭] → E♭ [E♭-G-B♭] → A♭ [A♭-C-E♭]

• Key of D♭ Major:
E [E-G♯-B] → A♭ [A♭-C-E♭] → D♭ [D♭-F-A♭]

• Key of G♭ Major:
A [A-C♯-E] → D♭ [D♭-F-A♭] → G♭ [G♭-B♭-D♭]

• Key of C♭ Major:
D [D-F♯-A] → G♭ [G♭-B♭-D♭] → C♭ [C♭-E♭-G♭]