E sharp

F by another

E sharp is the musical note one half step above E, enharmonically equivalent to F on a piano keyboard.

It appears in keys like F-sharp major and C-sharp major, where music theory requires the note to be written as E sharp rather than F to maintain proper notation: The passage resolves from E sharp to F sharp.

notation

staff

Organization's workers collectively

ledger line · sight-reading · score · chromatic scale · semitone · half-step · flat · treble clef · bass clef

pitch

frequency

Rate of recurrence

cents · hertz · interval · semitone · chromatic · ear training · solfège · octave · register · tone

enharmonic

respelling

Rewriting with different letters

accidental · chromatic · equal temperament · music theory · spelling · impractical · unconventional · obscure

harmony

F major

Musical key, one flat

modulation · diatonic · cadence · progression · seventh chord · diminished · augmented

Opposites
pitch direction

E sharpE flat

Semitone below E

E · G flat · B flat · D flat · D sharp

Family

sharp, sharps, sharpen, sharpened, sharpening, sharpens, sharpener, sharpeners, sharper

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