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- What is a frustrated leading tone?
- How do you resolve leading tones?
- Can you double the leading tone?
- Does the leading tone always have to resolve up?
What is a frustrated leading tone?
Frustrated Leading Tone
If the leading tone in a V or viio chord lies in one of the outer voices (soprano or bass, where it would be most noticable) and the chord resolves to I without connecting ^7 to ^1 as expected, this is called a “frustrated” leading tone.
How do you resolve leading tones?
Unlike a dominant chord where the leading-tone can be frustrated and not resolve to the tonic if it is in an inner voice, the leading-tone in a leading-tone triad must resolve to the tonic. Commonly, the fifth of the triad resolves down since it is phenomenologically similar to the seventh in a dominant seventh chord.
Can you double the leading tone?
Never double the leading tone, so don't double the root if the root is the leading tone. Don't double the third, except if the chord is diminished, in which case it's good to double the third. ... Double the third of a VI chord at a deceptive cadence.
Does the leading tone always have to resolve up?
The leading tone should almost always resolve to scale-degree 1 except when “springing” a leading tone in an inner voice (see below). 3. In minor, the leading tone will need to be raised in order to use a dominant chord for cadences.
