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musical note vs passing tone

passing tone vs musical note

musical note and passing tone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
musical note Yes No No No
passing tone Yes No No No
As nouns, passing tone is a hyponym of musical note; that is, passing tone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than musical note:
  • musical note: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
  • passing tone: a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes
musical note (noun) passing tone (noun)
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes
Difference between musical note and passing tone

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