Tonic — What Is It?
The tonic is the principal pitch or chord toward which tonal music tends to resolve.
Harmony
Tonic
The central first scale degree of a key.
The tonic is the principal pitch or chord toward which tonal music tends to resolve.
Related Terms
♪ArpeggioPlaying the notes of a chord in succession.›♪CadenceA harmonic progression creating a sense of pause or closure.›♪ChordMultiple pitches sounding together in a harmonic relationship.›♪IntervalThe pitch distance between two notes.›♪MajorA tonal or harmonic quality based on major interval structures.›♪MinorA tonal or harmonic quality based on minor interval structures.›
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