Passing tones are non-chord tones that connect two chord tones by stepwise motion. They create smooth melodic lines between harmonies.
Imagine passing tones as stepping stones across a river. They help you smoothly transition from one side (chord tone) to another side (chord tone), making your journey across the river more fluid.
Neighbor Tones: Non-chord tones that are approached by step from a chord tone, then resolved back to that same chord tone.
Suspension: A type of non-chord tone where a note is held over from one harmony into another before resolving down by step.
Appogiatura: A type of non-chord tone where an accented dissonant note is approached by leap or skip and resolves down by step.
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