Music Glossary: leading-tone

Root–minor third–diminished fifth; tense, unstable; often functions as leading-tone. more

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Diminished triad + minor seventh; functions as leading-tone to minor tonic (viiø7). more

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Natural minor with raised 7th for a leading tone; creates V–i and the augmented second. more

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