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Dominant (music)

In music, the dominant is the fifth scale degree () of the diatonic scale. It is called the dominant because it is second in importance to the first scale degree, the tonic. In the movable do solfège system, the dominant note is sung as "So(l)".

Music, Dominant chords & In non-Western music

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Dominant chords

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dominant music tonic chord chords key scale note function seventh degree called fifth often first triad also major minor may

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