A chord progression that seems to lead to resolving itself on the final chord; but does not. [Go to source

Cadence in which the penultimate chord is V and the second chord is anything but the expected tonic.

A type of cadence where a dominant chord is not followed by the (normal) tonic chord. Commonly, a deceptive cadence involves a dominant chord that is followed by either a submediant chord or a subdominant chord. See also cadence; authentic cadence; progression.

cadence where the dominant tonality resolves to any chord other than the tonic, most especially when it goes instead to the sixth.

Chordal progression dominant (V) to a chord other than the expected tonic.