LEADING TONE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale

Synonyms:

leading tone; subtonic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("leading tone" is a kind of...):

musical note; note; tone (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)