Kalmar "plagal cadence" tana nufin motsi mai daɗi da jituwa a cikin kiɗan da aka fi amfani da shi a cikin gargajiya na ƙasashen yamma da shahararriyar kiɗan. Wani nau'i ne na ƙaranci wanda ya ƙunshi ci gaba daga maɗaukakiyar (IV) zuwa tonic (I) chord, samar da ma'anar ƙuduri da rufewa.Kalmar "plagal" ta fito ne daga kalmar Helenanci. "plagios," wanda ke nufin "gefe-gefe" ko "madaidaici." A cikin waƙa, ana amfani da kalmar "plagal" don kwatanta nau'in motsi ko ci gaba wanda ke motsawa "a gefe" ko "ba daidai ba" zuwa babbar cibiyar jituwa ta yanki. a matsayin “Amin” cadence domin ana yawan amfani da ita a ƙarshen waƙa ko waƙa, inda za a ci gaba da waƙa ta ƙarshe daga IV zuwa I, kuma mawaƙa da ikilisiya a al’adance suna rera kalmar “Amin” don nuna ƙarshen waƙar. Kuma ana yawan amfani da ƙwararrun waƙa a cikin shahararrun nau'ikan kiɗan irin su rock, blues, da jazz, inda za su iya haifar da ma'anar ƙarshe ko ƙuduri zuwa jumlar kiɗan ko sashe.