17.2Passing tones
A passing tone fills the space between two structural notes.
Original:
C → E
Decorated:
C → D → E
Or chromatically:
C → C♯ → D → E
Another:
G → E
can become:
G → F → E
The passing note is usually not the destination. It is motion.
A passing tone fills the space between two structural notes.
Original:
C → E
Decorated:
C → D → E
Or chromatically:
C → C♯ → D → E
Another:
G → E
can become:
G → F → E
The passing note is usually not the destination. It is motion.