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leading tone
noun[ Cusually singular ]
music specializeduk /ˌliː.dɪŋ ˈtəʊn/ us /ˌliː.dɪŋ ˈtoʊn/
a note that is the seventh note of a diatonic scale, one semitone below the tonic:
Both the major and minor scales include a leading tone.
The trombone is anchored closely to the harmonic progression and outlines its main notes and leading tones.
Even though the passage is in B-flat minor, the raised leading tone of A is never sung.
The tonic harmony is undermined slightly by the brief swing toward the subdominant, achieved with the aid of the lowered leading tone.
The bass line of the penultimate phrase oscillates between the leading tone and the tonic.
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accidental
aeolian
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alto clef
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discordant
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overtone
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