subdominant

A noun referring to the fourth note of the diatonic scale in music.

• 🇫🇷Nom masculin désignant en musique le quatrième degré de la gamme diatonique, situé entre la médiante et la dominante.

1. Fourth scale degree C1 formal art

   The fourth note of a diatonic scale, which is a key tonal center in music theory, often leading to the dominant.

   • In the key of C major, the subdominant is the note F.
   • The chord built on the subdominant often creates a sense of movement toward the dominant.
   • Many classical pieces use the subdominant to add harmonic variety.

   🇫🇷Sous-dominante

• subdominants plural form
• subdominants' possessive plural form
• subdominant's possessive singular form