{"id":13609,"date":"2016-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=13609"},"modified":"2024-10-07T18:44:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:44:33","slug":"leading-note-chord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/leading-note-chord\/","title":{"rendered":"A Study On The Leading Note Chord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s post our focus is on the leading note chord.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re learning the ins and outs of the leading note chord &#8211; its formation, structure, function, and resolution. To get started, let&#8217;s quickly do a review on the degrees of the major and minor scales.<\/p>\n<h2>A Review On The Degrees Of The Scale<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Traditional scales have eight degrees.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/these-are-traditional-scales-learn-how-to-play-them\">traditional scales<\/a> have seven notes and are said to be <em>heptatonic<\/em>, an eighth tone is usually added, which is a duplicate of the first tone.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of the C major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;an eighth tone (C):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is added to the seven tones:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is a duplicate of the first tone (C):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThere are scholarly terms [aka &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/what-are-scale-degree-or-technical-names\">technical names<\/a>&#8220;] that the degrees of the scale are described with.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The first degree is the tonic<\/p>\n<p>The second degree is the supertonic<\/p>\n<p>The third degree is the mediant<\/p>\n<p>The fourth degree is the subdominant<\/p>\n<p>The fifth degree is the dominant<\/p>\n<p>The sixth degree is the submediant<\/p>\n<p>The seventh degree is the subtonic<\/p>\n<p>The eight degree is the octave<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>The Subtonic vs The Leading Note<\/h2>\n<p>There is so much emphasis on the relationship between the seventh (aka &#8211; &#8220;subtonic&#8221;) and the eight degree (aka &#8211; &#8220;tonic&#8221;) of the scale in terms of the distance between them.<\/p>\n<p>When the relationship between the distance of the subtonic and the tonic is a half step, it creates a stronger pull between the subtonic and the tonic that is known as the <em>leading note feeling<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the subtonic is also known as the leading note if it is a half-step below the tonic.<\/p>\n<p>If you play the first seven notes of the major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;when you get to seventh tone (B):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;there&#8217;s a strong tendency for the seventh tone to resolve to the tonic. Due to the distance between the subtonic (B):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and the tonic (C):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the seventh degree of the major scale is called the leading note.<\/p>\n<p>In the minor key, there&#8217;s no <em>leading note feeling<\/em> because between the subtonic and tonic is a whole step. In the key of A minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the distance between the subtonic (G):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and tonic (A):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is a whole step.<\/p>\n<p>This is one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/shortcomings-of-the-natural-minor-scale-and-origin-of-the-harmonic-minor-scale\">shortcoming of the natural minor scale<\/a> that lead to the evolution of the harmonic minor scale, formed by raising the seventh degree of the natural minor scale.<\/p>\n<p>For the rest of this study, we&#8217;ll use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/the-harmonic-minor-scale\">harmonic minor scale<\/a> instead of the natural minor scale for leading note purposes.<\/p>\n<h2>The Leading Note Chord<\/h2>\n<p>The leading note chord is the chord of the seventh degree of the major or minor key.<\/p>\n<p>In this segment, we&#8217;ll be doing a contrast between the leading note chords in the major key and the leading note chords in the minor key.<\/p>\n<h3>The Leading Note Chords In The Major Key<\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s use the key of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as a reference to form the leading note triad and seventh chord.<\/p>\n<p>The leading note in the key of C Major is B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe leading note chord can be formed in interval of thirds (aka &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/tertian-chords-and-the-secret-relationship-between-almost-every-chord\">tertian harmony<\/a>&#8220;) following traditional principles.<\/p>\n<p>Using the C major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as an underlying scale, a third from B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,D&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and a third from B-D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,D&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,F&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nLooking at the intervallic components of this leading note triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,D&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nB-D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,D&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is a minor third.<\/p>\n<p>B-F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,F&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br br=\"\" \/> &#8230;is a diminished fifth.<\/p>\n<p>The only triad that has the minor third and the diminished fifth as its intervallic constituents is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/diminished-triad\">diminished triad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that the leading note chord in the key of C major (B, D, and F) is the B diminished triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,D,F&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the same thing is obtainable for other major keys. The leading note triad in the major key is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/diminished-triad\">diminished triad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s proceed by exploring the leading note seventh chord.<\/p>\n<p>Adding another third to the leading note triad produces the leading note seventh chord.<\/p>\n<p>Adding a third above B-D-F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,D,F&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is A:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,D,F,A&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;produces the leading note seventh chord. Here are the intervallic constituents of the leading note seventh chord&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>B-D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,D&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;a minor third.<\/p>\n<p>B-F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,F&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;a diminished fifth.<\/p>\n<p>B-A:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,A&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;a minor seventh:<\/p>\n<p>The only seventh chord that has the minor third, the diminished fifth, and the minor seventh intervals as its intervallic constituents is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/half-diminished-seventh-chord\">half-diminished seventh chord<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s look at the leading note chords in the minor key.<\/p>\n<h3>The Leading Note Chords In The Minor Key<\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be using the A harmonic minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,B,C,D,E,F,Gs,A,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as a reference to evaluate the leading note triad and seventh chord in the minor key.<\/p>\n<p>The leading note in the key of A minor is G#:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe leading note chord can be formed in interval of thirds (aka &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/tertian-chords-and-the-secret-relationship-between-almost-every-chord\">tertian harmony<\/a>&#8220;) following traditional principles.<\/p>\n<p>Using the A harmonic minor scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,B,C,D,E,F,Gs,A,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as an underlying scale, a third from G#:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and a third from G#-B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,B,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,D&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nLooking at the intervallic components of this leading note triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,B,D&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nG#-B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,B,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is a minor third.<\/p>\n<p>G#-D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,D&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is a diminished fifth.<\/p>\n<p>The only triad that has the minor third and the diminished fifth as its intervallic constituents is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/diminished-triad\">diminished triad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that the leading note chord in the key of A minor (G#, B, and D) is the G# diminished triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,B,D&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the same thing is obtainable for other minor keys. The leading note triad in the minor key is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/diminished-triad\">diminished triad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s check out the leading note seventh chord.<\/p>\n<p>Adding another third to the leading note triad produces the leading note seventh chord.<\/p>\n<p>Adding a third above G#-B-D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,B,D&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,F&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;produces the leading note seventh chord. Here are the intervallic constituents of the leading note seventh chord&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>G#-B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,B,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;a minor third.<\/p>\n<p>G#-D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,D&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;a diminished fifth.<\/p>\n<p>G#-F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,F&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;a diminished seventh.<\/p>\n<p>The only seventh chord that has the minor third, the diminished fifth, and the diminished seventh intervals as its intervallic constituents is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/diminished-seventh-chord\">diminished seventh chord<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You need to check out this post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/diminished-seventh-half-diminished-seventh-chord\">the relationship between the diminished seventh chord and the half diminished seventh chord<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>The Tritonic Property Of The Leading Note Chord<\/h2>\n<p>The leading note chord are said to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/forming-tritonic-chords-with-diminished-triads\">tritonic chords<\/a>. Tritonic chords are chords that contain the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/devil-music-tritones-vs-augmented-4ths-diminished-5ths\">tritone<\/a>. The tritone is a distance of three adjacent whole steps hence the term tritone literally meaning <em>three [whole] tones<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In between the first and the fifth tones of the leading note chord which in the key of C is B and F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=B,F,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/devil-music-tritones-vs-augmented-4ths-diminished-5ths\">diminished fifth interval<\/a>. The diminished fifth interval is synonymous with the term tritone [because they encompass the same distance. However, the tritone is a melodic progression while the diminished fifth is an interval.]<\/p>\n<p>The tritone formed between the root (B):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=B,,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and the fifth (F):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;of the leading note chord makes it unstable, dissonant and harsh to use.<\/p>\n<h2><em>&#8220;What Are Leading Note Chords Used For?&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The leading note chord has a strong attraction to the tonic chord.<\/p>\n<p>The tones of the leading note chords (the diminished triad, half-diminished seventh and diminished seventh chords) are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/active-tones-vs-stable-tones-major-scale\">active tones<\/a> of the major and minor scale respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Active tones<\/strong> are tones that have the tendency to move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/active-tones-vs-stable-tones-major-scale\">stable tones<\/a>. In other words, they are also called <em>tendency tones<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In the key of C major, when an F note:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is played over the C major triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;it has a tendency to resolve to E:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is a more stable tone. The E note:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is considered as a stable tone because it a chord tone of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/the-tonic-chord\">tonic triad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Suggested reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/active-tones-vs-stable-tones-major-scale\">Active tones vs Stable Tones Of The Major Scale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The leading note chord because of its affinity to the tonic chord, can be used to as a passing chord to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/the-tonic-chord\">tonic chord<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let me show you how this works by using the leading note chord as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/scale-degree-chords-vs-passing-chords\">passing chord<\/a> to the tonic chord of the major and minor key.<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;&#8230;As Passing Chord To The Tonic Triad In The Major Key&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>In the key of G major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,A,B,C,D,E,Fs,G,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the F# half-diminished seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Fs,A,C,E&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is the leading note chord, can be used to resolve to the G major seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,B,D,Fs&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is the tonic chord in the key of G major.<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;&#8230;As Passing Chord To The Tonic Triad In The Minor Key&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>In the key of B minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=B,Cs,D,E,Fs,G,As,B,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the A# diminished seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=As,Cs,E,G,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is the leading note chord, can be used to resolve to the B minor seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=B,D,Fs,A,&amp;color=33CCFF&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is the tonic chord in the key of B minor.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Words<\/h2>\n<p>Chords of the seventh degree are rarely used in traditional harmony. 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