Passing tone

A passing tone (PT) or passing note is a nonchord tone prepared by a chord tone a step above or below it and resolved by continuing in the same direction stepwise to the next chord tone (which is either part of the same chord or of the next chord in the harmonic progression).

: \new PianoStaff << \new Staff << \new Voice \relative c { \clef treble \key c \major \time 4/4 \stemUp c4 \once \override NoteHead.color = #red d e2 } \new Voice \relative c' { \stemDown e2 e } >> \new Staff << \relative c { \clef bass \key c \major \time 4/4 2 \bar "||" } >> >>

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