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leading tone

leading tone noun: scale degree seven when the first scale degree is one half step higher than the seventh scale degree.

Noun

leading tone (plural leading tones)

  1. scale degree seven when the first scale degree is one half step higher than the seventh scale degree

leading tone meaning in Tamil

leading tone in Tamil

ஏழாம் சுருதி, மிக்குயர் குரல்

Forms of leading tone

pluralleading tones

Questions about leading tone

What does leading tone mean?
Leading tone means scale degree seven when the first scale degree is one half step higher than the seventh scale degree.
What is leading tone in Tamil?
Leading tone in Tamil is ஏழாம் சுருதி, மிக்குயர் குரல். See Leading tone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is leading tone?
Leading tone is a noun.
What is the plural of leading tone?
The plural of leading tone is leading tones.

Words near leading tone in the dictionary

  1. leading the line
  2. leading the way
  3. leading through
  4. Leading Tickles
  5. leading to
  6. leading tone
  7. leading tones
  8. leading truck
  9. leading trucks
  10. leading up to
  11. leading wheel

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Adapted from Wiktionary: leading tone (page history and authors); leading tone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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