In
music, changing tones (also called double neighboring tones and neighbor group) consists of two consecutive
non-chord tones. The first moves in one direction by a
step from a
chord
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tone, then skips by a third in the opposite direction to another non-chord tone, and then finally resolves back to the original chord tone. Changing tones appear to resemble two consecutive
neighbor tones; an upper neighbor and a lower neighbor with the chord tone missing from the middle. The changing tone functions as a way to
decorate, or
embellish
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, a chord tone and are also used to provide rhythmic interest between common tones. In rare instances, changing tones can be heard as musical cryptograms, such as the
cruciform melody
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Nonchord tones
Ornamentation
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