| A | B |
|---|
| Passing tone | NCT that fills in the space between two other tones by moving stepwise between them. |
| Neighboring tone | NCT that embellishes a simgle tone by moving stepwise away from and then back to the tone. |
| Suspension | NCT that delays a stepwise decent in a line. |
| Retardation | Similiar to a suspension, but it delays a stepwise accent and resolves upward. |
| Appoggiatura | NCT that is approached by a leap and resolved by a step opposite direction |
| Escape tone | approached by a step and resolved in a leap in the opposite direction. |
| Neighbor Group | Embellishes a single pitch by sounding its upper and lower neighbors in succession. |
| Anticipation | NCT anticipates a tone that belongs to the next chord, approached either by a step or leap. |
| Free anticipation | Anticipation that resolves by leap. |
| Pedal point | A stationary pitch that begins as a chord tone, usually in the bass,. |
