The Double Plagal: ♭VII – IV – I

Here's the set list: first you learn it — 4 quick hands-on cards. Then you prove it — 6 theory and 2 ear-training challenges. Every right answer adds a bar to tonight's song, Na Na Coda (C Mixolydian, 🤘 Rock).

📝 Riff sheet

♭VII – IV – I is a 'double plagal' cadence: two down-a-4th moves in a row. It's rock's swaggering alternative to V – I.

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Covers: ♭VII–IV–I, two plagal motions in a row, the Mixolydian rock cadence. Turn your sound up.