leading tone

• Na teoria musical, é o sétimo grau da escala diatônica, que tem forte tendência a resolver ascendendo para a tônica, criando sensação de tensão e resolução harmônica.

In music theory, the seventh scale degree of a diatonic scale, which has a strong tendency to resolve upward to the tonic note, creating a sense of harmonic tension and resolution.

1. Seventh scale degreeC1formal

   The seventh note of a diatonic scale, which has a strong tendency to resolve upward to the tonic.

   Sétima grau

   • In the key of C major, the leading tone is B.
   • The leading tone creates a sense of harmonic tension.
   • A composer often uses the leading tone to build anticipation before the final chord.