Related Words for leading tone

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WordSyllablesCategories
seventh
/x
Name
major seventh chord
/x/x/
Name, Name
dominant seventh chord
/xx/x/
Phrase, Noun
minor seventh chord
/x/x/
Name, Name
diminished seventh chord
x/x/x/
Phrase, Noun
tonic
/x
Noun
tone
/
Noun
dominant
/xx
Adjective
prime
/
Noun
eleventh
x/x
Noun
halftone
/x
Noun
half step
//
Phrase, Noun
tonality
x/xx
Noun
natural minor scale
/xx/x/
Phrase, Noun
ninth
/
Name
fourteenth
//
Name
sharp
/
Adjective
tenth
/
Noun
fifth
/
Noun
augmented sixth chord
x/x//
Phrase, Noun
second
/x
Noun
fundamental
xx/x
Adjective
pentatonic
/x/x
Adjective
seventeenth
/x/
Noun
minor key
/x/
Phrase, Noun
triad
/x
Noun
melodic minor scale
x/x/x/
Phrase, Noun
octave
/x
Noun
third
/
Noun
fourth
/
Noun
cent
/
Noun
turn
/
Noun
harmonic minor scale
x/x/x/
Phrase, Noun
modulator
/xxx
Noun
range
/
Noun
sixth
/
Name
gradation
x/x
Noun
pent
/
Noun
chroma
/x
Noun
step
/
Noun
accent
x/
Noun, Verb
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
advanced
x/
Adjective
ahead
x/
Adverb
aiming
/x
Noun
alignment
x/x
Noun
allowing
x/x
Verb
and
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
angry
/x
Adjective, Verb
apolitical
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
argument
/xx
Noun, Verb
arid
/x
Adjective
arriving
x/x
Adjective
astronaut
/xx
Noun
atmosphere
/xx
Noun
attitude
/xx
Noun, Verb
audio
/xx
Adjective, Noun
authoritative
x/xxx
Adjective
authority
x/xx
Noun
autochthonous
/x/x
Adjective
bar
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bardic
/x
Adjective, Noun
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
bearing
/x
Noun, Adjective
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beep
/
Noun, Verb
beeper
/x
Noun
behaving
x/x
Noun
bell
/
Noun, Verb
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
bight
/
Noun, Verb
bolt
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
branch
/
Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
buzz
/
Noun, Verb
cadence
/x
Noun, Verb
card
/
Noun, Verb
carrying
/xx
Noun
catatonia
xx/xx
Noun
causing
/x
Noun
central
/x
Adjective, Noun
chaired
/
Verb
character
/xx
Noun, Verb
charismatic
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
chief
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
chirp
/
Noun, Verb
chord
/
Noun, Verb
choreographic
xxx/x
Adjective
chromatic
x/x
Adjective
climate
/x
Noun, Verb
color
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
coloration
xx/x
Noun
colour
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
commanding
x/x
Adjective, Noun
compelling
x/x
Adjective, Noun
conditions
x/x
Noun
conducive
x/x
Adjective
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confessional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
content
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
contributing
x/xx
Verb
controlling
x/x
Adjective, Noun
controversial
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
controverted
xxxx
Verb, Adjective
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
creating
x/x
Noun
critical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
crucial
/x
Adjective
culminating
/xxx
Verb, Adjective
czech
/
Name, Adjective
deaf
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
debatable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
decisive
x/x
Adjective
delete
x/
Verb, Noun
demeanor
x/x
Noun
determinant
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
determining
x/xx
Verb
developed
x/x
Adjective
dialect
/xx
Noun
dialing
/xx
Noun
diatonic
xx/x
Adjective
didactic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
direction
x/x
Noun
directional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
directive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
director
x/x
Noun
directorate
x/xx
Noun
disputable
x/xx
Adjective
distinguished
x/x
Adjective
dominating
/xxx
Adjective
dot
/
Noun, Verb
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
drawer
/
Noun
driven
/x
Adjective
ecuadorian
xx/xx
Adjective, Name
elegiac
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
emanating
/xxx
Verb
eminent
/xx
Adjective
emphasis
/xx
Noun
enabling
x/xx
Noun
ending
/x
Noun
engaging
x/x
Adjective, Noun
engine
/x
Noun, Verb
entailing
x/x
Verb
essential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
executive
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
factors
/x
Noun
famous
/x
Adjective, Verb
featured
/x
Adjective
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
file
/
Noun, Verb
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fitness
/x
Noun
flagship
/x
Noun, Verb
flavor
/x
Noun, Verb
flavour
/x
Noun, Verb
following
/xx
Adjective, Noun
footers
/x
Noun
foremost
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
frequency
/xx
Noun
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fullness
/x
Noun
generating
/xxx
Verb, Noun
giving
/x
Adjective, Noun
governing
/xx
Noun
grand
/
Noun, Adjective
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
groundbreaking
/xx
Adjective, Noun
guidance
/x
Noun
guide
/
Noun, Verb
harmonic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
harshness
/x
Noun
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
helm
/
Noun, Verb
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
hue
/
Noun
important
x/x
Adjective
in the lead
xx/
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
inducing
x/x
Adjective
inflection
x/x
Noun
influential
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
initiating
x/xxx
Verb, Adjective
intonation
xx/x
Noun
involving
x/x
Verb
issued
/x
Verb
juice
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
keynote
/x
Noun, Verb
landmark
/x
Noun, Verb
language
/x
Noun, Verb
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective