In music, the subdominant is the fourth tonal degree () of the diatonic scale. It is so called because it is the same distance below the tonic as the...

generally, these chords share the function of the chord to which they link: subdominant parallel, dominant parallel, and tonic parallel. Riemann defines the...

by the English name for their function: tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, subtonic or leading note (leading tone in the...

is: Tonic – E major Supertonic – F-sharp minor Mediant – G-sharp minor Subdominant – A major Dominant – B major Submediant – C-sharp minor Leading-tone...

are: Tonic – F minor Supertonic – G diminished Mediant – A-flat major Subdominant – B-flat minor Dominant – C minor Submediant – D-flat major Subtonic...

Riemann described three abstract tonal "functions", tonic, dominant and subdominant, denoted by the letters T, D and S respectively, each of which could...

fifth lower.) Tonic – F major Supertonic – G minor Mediant – A minor Subdominant – B-flat major Dominant – C major Submediant – D minor Leading-tone –...

are: Tonic – G minor Supertonic – A diminished Mediant – B-flat major Subdominant – C minor Dominant – D minor Submediant – E-flat major Subtonic – F major...

mediant") is named thus because it is halfway between the tonic and the subdominant ("lower dominant") or because its position below the tonic is symmetrical...

major scale is: Tonic – G major Supertonic – A minor Mediant – B minor Subdominant – C major Dominant – D major Submediant – E minor Leading-tone – F-sharp...