Definition & Meaning of "supertonic"in English

Supertonic

(music) the second degree of a diatonic scale, one whole step above the tonic

second

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

supertonics

Examples

The supertonic chord (ii) resolves naturally to the dominant (V) in classical harmony.

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