Scale Degrees

Question 1

Tonic

Answer 1

First scale degree

Home

Question 2

Supertonic

Answer 2

2nd scale degree

Strong pull down to tonic

Question 3

Mediant

Answer 3

3rd scale degree

Falls down to tonic in most cases

Question 4

Subdominant

Answer 4

4th scale degree

Can either go down or up to tonic, or go down to the mediant, or to the dominant

Question 5

Dominant

Answer 5

5th scale degree

Strong pull up or down to tonic

Question 6

Submediant

Answer 6

6th scale degree

Wants to go up to tonic but doesn’t have a strong pull

Question 7

Leading tone

Answer 7

7th scale degree

Strong pull up to tonic