ivsus roman degree

The suspended minor subdominant — the 4th floats over the borrowed iv, softening its bittersweet plagal colour before it resolves.

Where it lives

5semitones from the tonic

Minor mode

suspended

Hear it in context: i-ivsus-Vsus-i

i Cm
ivsus Fsus4
Vsus Gsus4
i Cm

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

Progressions that use it