Stacked 4-to-1 motions: b7 is the 4 of 4. Borrowed from Mixolydian, it lands with a shrug instead of a push — the sound of a thousand rock outros.
hear it in “Hey Joe” · “Jumpin' Jack Flash” (chorus)
Lead-in — how players set it upUsually follows 1 or 5 at full volume.From 5 — dominant energy dumped into the plagal chute.Or vamp 1 and b7 first so the 4 lands as news.Follow — where it usually goesLoop it, or let 1 launch the next phrase.Extend the chute: 1 down to 5, restart the descent.Or cap with a true cadence for contrast — 5⁷ to 1.
Pentatonic majors stack fine here; aim each chord's 3rd on the downbeat and let the b7 chord flatten your 7 for one bar.Target tones (in C)Bb — lean on D (3)F — lean on A (3)C — lean on E (3)Half-step wiresBb ↘ A · F ↘ E