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passing note

noun Music.

a note that is foreign to a harmony and is introduced between two successive chord tones in order to produce a melodic transition.

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Also called passing tone .

Origin of passing note

First recorded in 1720–30

Words nearby passing note

passifloraceous, passim, passing, passing bell, passing lane, passing note, passing shot, passion, passional, passionary, passionate
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British Dictionary definitions for passing note

passing note

US passing tone

noun

music a nonharmonic note through which a melody passes from one harmonic note to the nextCompare auxiliary note
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