Teilen per Teilen per... TwitterLetzte ÄnderungenPer E-Mail sendenDruckenPermalink × subdominant LEXIS Subdominante subdominant subdominante Definition The subdominant is the chord on the fourth degree (the fourth) of the tonic of a scale. Together with the tonic and the dominant, it forms the three basic harmonic functions. Examples Scale: C major; subdominant: F major Scale: A minor; subdominant: D minor