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Tendency tones and active tones are synonymous. These are the other scale degrees: 2, 4, 6 and 7. Scale degrees 2, 4 and 6 resolve downward: Scale degree 2 “wants” to resolve to 1; 4 wants to resolve to 3, and 6 to 5.
- What are the tendency tones?
- How many tendency tones are there?
- Which notes in the V7 chord are tendency tones?
What are the tendency tones?
Tendency tones are notes with in the key that must resolve in a specific direction. These notes are the leading tones (7th scale degree), the seventh of the V7 (dominant seventh chord), and altered notes.
How many tendency tones are there?
This seems useful to know for all 12 pitches, since it will give you a very calculated way of subverting audience expectations in more micro ways than just thinking in terms of tonic, subdominant, and dominant chords.
Which notes in the V7 chord are tendency tones?
The ROOT, the 3RD, the 5TH and the 7TH. The V7 chord contains 2 TENDENCY TONES, that together create a TRITONE: 1-The 3rd of this chord (scale degree 7) wants to resolve UP to scale degree 1.
