D-sharp
Semitone above D
D-sharp is a musical note one semitone above D.
On a piano, it's the black key between D and E—enharmonically equivalent to E-flat, meaning they sound identical but are notated differently depending on the key signature.
The piece modulates through D-sharp minor.
Sonically identical, spelled differently
- E-flatPitch between D and E
- semitoneMinimum Western musical interval
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
intonation · chromatic · half-step · register · octave · cent · concert pitch · temperament
Musical key, five sharps
- relative minorKey sharing accidentals, sadder
- key signatureNotation showing tonal center
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- transpositionSwapping positions of elements
dominant · subdominant · tonic · leading tone
enharmonic
Sonically identical, spelled differently
tuning · intonation · chromatic · half-step · register · octave · cent · concert pitch · temperament · hertz
B major
Musical key, five sharps
- relative minorKey sharing accidentals, sadder
- key signatureNotation showing tonal center
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
transposition · dominant · subdominant · tonic · leading tone
diminished
Made or became smaller
triad · seventh · suspended · dominant · resolution · voicing · inversion · arpeggio · harmony · progression
black key
string · piano · keyboard · valve · embouchure · cello · violin · guitar · flute · clarinet