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| Within the context of tonal music, any pitch that is not heard as a member of the prevailing harmony (chord) is considered a nonharmonic (nonchord) tone.
The common nonharmonic tones are usually identified as belonging to one of eight categories. Each is labeled based on two criteria:
How it is approached (the pitch that precedes it)
How it is resolved (the pitch that follows it)
Following is a table that indicates this criteria for each type of nonharmonic tone.
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| Note: A Neighbor Group is a variation of a simple Neighbor Tone. The NG is a lower neighbor (below the chord tone) and an upper neighbor (above the chord tone) in combination. The order of the upper and lower neighbors can vary.
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Passing Tone
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Neighboring Tone
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Neighbor Group
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Appoggiatura
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|  Escape Tone
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 Anticipation
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 Suspension
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 Retardation
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 Pedal Point
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