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+{{Wikipedia| Function (music) }}
 '''Diatonic functional harmony''' is the functional harmony based on the diatonic scale as well as that of similar [[MV3]] and [[MV4]] scales such as both [[Nicetone]] and [[Classitone]] in the 5-limit.
+== Basis of tonal harmony ==
+=== Psychological basis ===
+The very fundamental of tonal harmony seems to be the expectation of instability–stability, a near-universal human psychological characteristic. We thus speak of tonal tension, with high level of tonal tension corresponding to a sense of imperfection and a greater desire to go elsewhere, and vice versa. The core idea may be used to derive various harmonic functions. A common 20th-century pedagogy has tonic, dominant, and predominant identified, for example.
+=== Harmonic and melodic causes ===
+On a closer look, part of each function can be said to be caused by ''harmony'', others by ''melody''. Harmonically, it is the root motion of each individual chord constituting clear connections in terms of [[just intonation]] [[ratio]]s. Melodically, it is the voice leading gestures. This article focuses on the harmonic facet.
 == Tonic ==