The Neapolitan's smooth cousin: a major 7 chord a half step above home, melting down onto the tonic. Every voice falls by half step or holds — the frictionless key-color move.
hear it in neo-soul turnarounds (the D'Angelo school)
Lead-in — how players set it upFrom 2- or 4-Δ ideas — anything that leaves b2Δ7 a half step to fall.From 4Δ7 — maj7 planes sliding in parallel.Or from 5sus, dodging the dominant entirely.Follow — where it usually goes1Δ7 glows; loop the slide or move to 6- for contrast.Loop the slide as a vamp — neo-soul runs on this shimmer.Or fall onward: 1Δ7 down to 6-⁷, dusk after dusk.
Plane your melody with the chords: the same shape a half step up — parallel motion is legal here, that's the point.Target tones (in C)Dbmaj7 — lean on F (3) · C (7)Cmaj7 — lean on E (3) · B (7)Half-step wiresDb ↘ C · F ↘ E