What are passing tones?
This is a note in the melody (or the chord) that is taking part in the transition from one chord to another. Passing tones help to create “tension” between the melody and the accompaniment that is released when the melody and the chord are “resolved.” Good music, much like art, theater, literature, or relationships and life, for that matter, tends to be a series of tensions and resolutions (or releases) of varying intensities. A lot more has been written about this in the article Multiple Personality Disorder. This answer can be edited and improved by you on the Guitar Noise Wiki. Go to Passing tones and select edit to make improvements.
This is a note in the melody (or the chord) that is taking part in the transition from one chord to another. Passing tones help to create “tension” between the melody and the accompaniment that is released when the melody and the chord are “resolved.” Good music, much like art, theater, literature, or relationships and life, for that matter, tends to be a series of tensions and resolutions (or releases) of varying intensities. A lot more has been written about this in the article Multiple Personality Disorder.
