What do you mean by the tonic chord feels as 'home'?

1. What is a tonic chord in music?
2. What is home or tonic?
3. Why is it called tonic chord?
4. What is another name for the tonic chord?

What is a tonic chord in music?

Tonic, also called keynote, in music, the first note (degree) of any diatonic (e.g., major or minor) scale. ... The term tonic may also refer to the tonic triad, the chord built in thirds from the tonic note (as C–E–G in C major).

What is home or tonic?

While the tonic is the fundamental, 'home' note of scales and keys, the root is the fundamental note of chords and arpeggios. Sometimes the tonic and the root do happen to be the same note, but that's because of how music works not because the two terms mean the same thing!

Why is it called tonic chord?

Tonic Chords

The first (literally) chord we need to get to know is the tonic. The tonic is the root chord of the key. So, in a C major key, the tonic chord is C major. In every key, the tonic chord plays the crucial role of establishing the tonal center of the composition.

What is another name for the tonic chord?

Scale Degrees. Each note of a scale has a special name, called a scale degree. The first (and last) note is called the tonic. The fifth note is called the dominant.