leading note

British  

/ ˈliːdɪŋ /

noun

1. another word for subtonic

2. (esp in cadences) a note, usually the subtonic of a scale, that tends most naturally to resolve to the note lying one semitone above it

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Example Sentences

But Gaga goes down, leaving that “bad” leading note hanging.

From Slate

The epistles to the Colossians and Ephesians strike the leading note of the controversies of the Church in this region during its first ages.

From Project Gutenberg

Nothing will stay them, the seasons go onward,     Lightly the bright months fly out of my hand, Softly the leading note calls a new octave;     Autumn is coming and what have I done?

From Project Gutenberg

It is in a curious minor mode, almost F minor, but wanting the leading note, which is replaced by E flat.

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For jared was busy working a curious-looking pair of bellows with his foot, and making a little tongue of metal to vibrate with a most ear-piercing but doleful note in the process of being tuned, before being returned to the German concertina, where its duty was to occupy the part of leading note in the major scale of C. “Hum-um,” sang Jared, checking the current of air, and striking a tuning-fork upon his little bench.

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