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- How do you resolve non-chord tones?
- Can non-chord tones be in the bass?
- What is a suspension non-chord tone?
- How do you write a suspension in music?
How do you resolve non-chord tones?
Add a double neighbor. Add a chromatic passing tone. Add an anticipation. Add an appoggiatura by leaping one step beyond the note of resolution, placing the appogiatura on the beat, displacing the note of resolution to occur after the beat.
Can non-chord tones be in the bass?
Nonharmonic bass notes are bass notes that are not a member of the chord below which they are written. Examples include the Elektra chord. An example of a nonharmonic bass from the third movement of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms.
What is a suspension non-chord tone?
keeps a note the same and then steps upward. Suspensions can also resolve upward. Sometimes this is classified as a “retardation”. Both the retardation and suspension are accented. In either case, the suspension is an accented non-harmony tone.
How do you write a suspension in music?
A suspension happens when a note from a chord is held over (or repeated) in the following chord, creating a brief dissonance with the bass. The held note then falls to a note belonging to the second chord.
