Avoid note
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Avoid note
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In jazz theory, an avoid note is a scale degree which is considered especially dissonant relative to the harmony implied by the root chord, and is thus better avoided. In major-key tonality the avoid note is the fourth diatonic scale step, or 11th, which is a minor ninth above the 3rd of the chord, and thus very harsh. In melody it is usually avoided, treated as a "scale approach note" or passing note, or sharpened. It is not available in harmony. The available tensions for a dominant seventh ch
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Scale degree that is musically unpleasant
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoid_note
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2024-01-31T16:49:39Z
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