iisus roman degree

The suspended predominant — a ii with the 4th instead of the 3rd, erasing its minor colour for a moment and leaving it open on the way to the dominant.

Where it lives

2semitones from the tonic

Major mode

suspended

Hear it in context: I-iisus-ii-V

I Cmaj
iisus Dsus4
ii Dm
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