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The essential line:

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The Root of the resultant chord if major resolves to the 3rd of the object chord.
The 3rd of the resultant chord if minor resolves to the 5th of the object chord.

IV Major Prefix Essential Line

B b

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b

Root
B b

b
b

b n

min 3rd

3rd

5th

Root

3rd
F

b
b

n #

min 3rd

5th

The IV may also resolve to its relative Major or minor tonic - Subdominant to Tonic movement.
In a cadence, add the 6th to the IV chord - when inverted, has same order of tones as the ii min7
chord. The iv min6 chord has same tones as a ii halfdim7 chord.

NB the IV Maj Prefix occurs less frequently than the V Prefix and should be
considered structurally subordinate to it.