Harmony analysis

  • passing tone (PT): a non-chord tone between two chord tones a third apart

  • neighbor tone (NT): a non-chord tone a step above or below the same chord tone on either side of it

  • changing notes (CN): the upper neighbor followed by the lower neighbor with the same chord tone on either side

  • accented neighbor (ANT): a neighbor tone taking place on the strong beat or strong part of the beat

  • incomplete neighbor (IN): a non-chord tone a step away, on the left of the chord tone and approached by leap

  • échappée (ech): a non-chord tone a step away, on the right of the chord tone and left by leap