Assertion: chord's function | /r/HasProperty | the tonic
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text: First and foremost, the tritone is an important part of our harmonic system, which consists of three main functions: the tonic, dominant and subdominant.
text: Many theorists understand, however, that the Roman numerals do not necessarily define seven fully distinct harmonies, and they instead propose a classification of harmonies into three main groups of harmonic functions: tonic, dominant, and pre-dominant.
text: Riemann described three abstract functions, the tonic, the dominant (its upper fifth) and the subdominant (its lower fifth).