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non-harmonic tone

non-harmonic tone noun: a note that is played or sung between two chords that is not a part of either chord.

Noun

non-harmonic tone (plural non-harmonic tones)

  1. a note that is played or sung between two chords that is not a part of either chord

Forms of non-harmonic tone

pluralnon-harmonic tones

Questions about non-harmonic tone

What does non-harmonic tone mean?
Non-harmonic tone means a note that is played or sung between two chords that is not a part of either chord.
What part of speech is non-harmonic tone?
Non-harmonic tone is a noun.
What is the plural of non-harmonic tone?
The plural of non-harmonic tone is non-harmonic tones.

Words near non-harmonic tone in the dictionary

  1. non-gradables
  2. non-greeting
  3. non-greetings
  4. non-Gricean
  5. non-haemodynamically
  6. non-harmonic tone
  7. non-harmonic tones
  8. non-Hausdorff
  9. non-hazardous
  10. non-Hellenic
  11. non-heme

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