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From I to IV and back
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C, then F, then C again.
Chord IV moves away more gently than V. It sounds like stepping outside, not like a question.
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IV is the subdominant.
It stands on note 4, just below the dominant on note 5. In C major, IV is F: F, A, C.
In C major, which chord is the subdominant?
IV and I share a note.
F, A, C and C, E, G both hold C. That shared note makes the move between them smooth.
Did it stay away on IV, or come back home to I?
IV, then I, slowly.
Sing “A-men” over these two chords, one syllable each.
IV to I is the “amen” at the end of a hymn.
Choirs have sung it that way for centuries. The ending is calm, with none of the pull of V to I.
Away to IV, away to V, or back home to I? IV floats; V asks to come home.
You can hear I and IV.
What you learned
- IV is the subdominant, on note 4 of the scale.
- IV and I share a note, so the move between them is smooth.
- IV to I is the calm “amen” ending.
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