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25.24Level 9 — minor plagal color
In C minor, iv is already Fm.
But you can still use subdominant-to-tonic motion:
Fm → Cm
This is softer than G7→Cm.
Compare:
G7♭9 → Cm
versus:
Fm → Cm.
One is strong functional resolution.
The other is gentler.