| Non-Chord Tone (NCT) | A tone, either diatonic or chromatic, that is not a member of the chord.
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| Passing Tone | Used to fill in the space between two other tones.
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| Neighboring Tone | A non-chord tone approached by step and left by step in the opposite direction.
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| Suspension | Holds on to, or suspends a chord tone after the other parts have moved on to the next chord.
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| Preparation | The tone preceding the suspension, and it is the same pitch as the suspension.
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| Resolution | The tone following the suspension and lying a 2nd below it.
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| Bass Suspension | When the bass voice is suspended, creating a 2nd (or 9th) with an upper voice, resulting in a 2-3 suspension.
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| Suspension With Change of Bass | When a suspension occurs in one of the upper voices and the bass moves on to another chord tone at the same time as the suspension resolves.
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| Retardation | A suspension with an upward resolution.
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| Submetrical | Less than a beat in duration.
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| Metrical | One beat in duration.
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| Supermetrical | More than one beat in duration.
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