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In music, the submediant is the sixth tonal degree of the diatonic scale. It is so called because it is a third below the tonic, in contrast to the mediant being a third above the ...
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sub·me·di·ant (s b-m d-nt) n. Music. The sixth tone of a diatonic scale. Also called superdominant. Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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the sixth tone of a diatonic scale; tone just above the dominant and below the subtonic; superdominant

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Submediant, in music, the sixth note (or degree) of the diatonic scale, for example A in the C major scale. The chord of the submediant is a triad built upon the submediant note.

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