leading tone

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leading tone

noun leading tones

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

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中文	导音 dǎo yīn
Français	sensible, note sensible
Deutsch	Leitton
Italiano	sensibile

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@misc{leading_tone_2026,
  title = {leading tone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leading%20tone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}