embellishing tone
Sign in to saveAlso known as non-chord tone, nonharmonic tone, NCT, Avoid note
musical note that is functionally not part of the current chord implied by the harmonic framework
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Within Vinony's link graph, embellishing tone is referenced by 201 other articles, and connects out to semitone, chord and interval.
It is catalogued under topics including Musical terminology and Nonchord tones.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
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