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Tones
Nonchord Tones
• There are nine types of non chord tones.
• Passing Tone
• Neighbor Tone
• Suspension
• Retardation
• Appoggiatura
• Escape Tone
• Neighbor Group
• Anticipation
• Pedal Tone
Other Terms Used When Classifying
Nonchord Tones
• Accented
• Used when labeling nonchord tones that happen on the strong beat.
• Unaccented
• Used when labeling nonchord tones that do not happen on the strong beat.
• Diatonic
• Used when labeling nonchord tones that are in the written key.
Other Terms Continued
• Chromatic
• Used when labeling nonchord tones with chromatic alterations.
• Ascending and Descending
• Used to determine the direction in which the line is moving.
• Upper and Lower
• Used to determine whether it is a lower or upper neighbor.
Passing Tone
• Passing tones are nonchord tones approached by step and left by step in the
same direction.
• They are used to fill the space between two other tones nornally with a space
between them of a third.
• In analysis they would be labeled PT.
• The can be labeled ascending/descending, diatonic/chromatic, and
accented/unaccented.
Neighbor Tone
• Neighbor tones are nonchord tones approached by step and left by step in
the opposite direction.
• They are used to embellish the tone heard before and after it.
• In analysis they would be labeled NT.
• It can be labeled accented/unaccented, upper/lower, and
diatonic/chromatic.
Suspension
• A suspension holds onto a chord tone after other parts of the chord have
moved on.
• Suspensions require a preparation, the tone before the suspension, which is
the same pitch as the suspension and a resolution the tone immediately
following the suspension which is a 2nd below it.
• Suspensions are categorized based off of their intervallic relationship of the
suspension and resolution with the bass.
• So the would be written as SUS 9-8, SUS 7-6, SUS 4-3, or SUS 2-3
• SUS 2-3 being the only suspension that happens in the bass
Retardation