i roman degree

Home, but in shadow — the minor tonic. The same rest as I, coloured dark and melancholic.

Where it lives

0semitones from the tonic

Minor mode

minor triad

Hear it in context: i-bVI-bIII-bVII

i Cm

bVI Abmaj

bIII Ebmaj

bVII Bbmaj

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

Progressions that use it

i-bVI-bIII-bVII Andalusian Cadence (Lament)i-iv-bVII-bIII Minor Authentic Cadence Dorian Vamp i-bVII-bVI-bVII Phrygian Vamp Minor ii°–V–i Cadence Minor-Sixth Turnback Aeolian Cadence i-bVI-bIII-V i-viio-bVII-bVI i-iv-bVI-V i-ivsus-Vsus-i i-bIII+-bVI-V i-viio7-bVII-bVI Neapolitan Cadence i-bVI-bII-V