Escape Tones

Neighbor Tones: These are non-chord tones that occur when a note is approached by a step from a chord tone, stays on that neighboring note briefly, and then resolves back to the original chord tone.

Upper Escape Tone: This specific type of escape tone occurs when the non-chord tone is higher than the surrounding chord tones before resolving downward.

Suspension: A suspension happens when a note from one chord is held over into the next chord, creating dissonance until it resolves down to a consonant note.