IV7 roman degree

The subdominant as a dominant — IV with a minor 7th, a bluesy colour that pulls toward I by the 'backdoor' or tonicises bVII.

Where it lives

5semitones from the tonic

Major mode

dominant 7th

Hear it in context: 12-Bar Blues Skeleton

I7 C7
IV7 F7
I7 C7
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