Articles tagged with: "harmonictension"
Sus4 Chord: The Classic Suspended Harmony
Published on 15 Jul, 2025
The sus4 chord (suspended fourth) is a triad where the third is replaced by a perfect fourth above the root. This creates a distinctive, open-sounding harmony with a strong tendency …
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#resolution
#tension
#harmony
#musictheory
#voiceleading
#dissonance
#cadential6/4
#guitarchords
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Minor Second Interval: The Tension of Adjacent Notes
Published on 15 Jul, 2025
The minor second, the smallest interval in Western music, spans a single semitone (or half step). It is the most dissonant harmonic interval, creating a powerful sense of tension that …
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#halfstep
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#resolution
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#tendencytone
#chromaticism
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#diatonic
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