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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
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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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