Diatonic function

User:RMCD bot/subject notice In tonal music theory, a diatonic function (also chord area) is the specific, recognized role of each of the 7 tones and their chords in relation to the diatonic key. In this context, role means the degree of tension produced by moving toward a note, chord or scale other than the tonic, and how this musical tension would be eased (resolved) towards the stability of returning to the tonic chord, note, or scale (namely, function). Three general and inseparable essential features of harmonic function in tonal music are:

Diatonic function

User:RMCD bot/subject notice In tonal music theory, a diatonic function (also chord area) is the specific, recognized role of each of the 7 tones and their chords in relation to the diatonic key. In this context, role means the degree of tension produced by moving toward a note, chord or scale other than the tonic, and how this musical tension would be eased (resolved) towards the stability of returning to the tonic chord, note, or scale (namely, function). Three general and inseparable essential features of harmonic function in tonal music are: