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escape tone

escape tone noun: a non-harmonic tone that is a second from a note in the previous chord and more than a second from a note in the next chord.

Noun

escape tone (plural escape tones)

  1. a non-harmonic tone that is a second from a note in the previous chord and more than a second from a note in the next chord

Antonyms of escape tone

Forms of escape tone

pluralescape tones

Questions about escape tone

What does escape tone mean?
Escape tone means a non-harmonic tone that is a second from a note in the previous chord and more than a second from a note in the next chord.
What part of speech is escape tone?
Escape tone is a noun.
What is the plural of escape tone?
The plural of escape tone is escape tones.

Words near escape tone in the dictionary

  1. escape rooms
  2. escape route
  3. escape routes
  4. escape sequence
  5. escape sequences
  6. escape tone
  7. escape tones
  8. escape valve
  9. escape valves
  10. escape velocities
  11. escape velocity

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