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leading-tone

note a major seventh above the tonic, which typically resolves to a note one semitone higher or lower
Thing degree Q979988
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leading-tone

Summary

leading-tone is a degree[1]. leading-tone draws 206 Wikipedia views per month (degree category, ranking #5 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • leading-tone's instance of is recorded as degree[3].
  • leading-tone followed submediant[4].
  • leading-tone was followed by tonic[5].
  • leading-tone is a type of note sign[6].
  • leading-tone's Commons category is recorded as Leading-tone[7].
  • leading-tone's said to be the same as is recorded as Nishada[8].
  • leading-tone's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • leading-tone's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[10].
  • leading-tone's different from is recorded as supertonic[11].

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Definition and Type

leading-tone's instance of is recorded as degree[3]. leading-tone is a type of note sign[6].

Why It Matters

leading-tone draws 206 Wikipedia views per month (degree category, ranking #5 of 6).[2] leading-tone has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] leading-tone is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). leading-tone. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/leading-tone
MLA “leading-tone.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/leading-tone.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_leading-tone_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{leading-tone}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/leading-tone}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → supertonic
    Follows → —
    Followed by → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: art/leading-note, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/9610269|leading note (#9610269)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/169|EB]] #mix'n'mat"
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