Isus roman degree

The suspended tonic — the 3rd is replaced by the 4th, leaving home undefined as major or minor. A suspended shimmer that begs to fall to the 3rd and settle on I.

Where it lives

0semitones from the tonic

Major mode

suspended

Hear it in context: I-Isus-IV-V

I Cmaj
Isus Csus4
IV Fmaj
V G7

Piano sound loads on first tap. Resolved in the key of C — every chord links to its full analysis.

Progressions that use it