G-sharp
Semitone above G
G-sharp is a musical note one half step above G.
In standard tuning, it's enharmonically equivalent to A-flat—the same pitch, different name depending on the key signature.
G-sharp appears frequently in keys like A major and E major: The piece modulates to G-sharp minor in the bridge.
Minimum Western musical interval
- enharmonicSonically identical, spelled differently
- A-flatSemitone under A
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- chromaticRelating to color
half-step · pitch · frequency · octave · tuning · intonation · flat · natural
Keyed percussion instrument
- keyboardArray of input keys
- organBody's working component
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
- violinBowed string instrument
cello · guitar · fret · fingering · vibrato · trill · mordent · glissando
Notes sounded simultaneously
- triadGroup of three
- seventhOrdinal for seven
- dominantHaving superior influence
- subdominantFourth scale degree
resolution · cadence · dissonance · consonance · tension · suspension · counterpoint · polyphony
semitone
Minimum Western musical interval
- enharmonicSonically identical, spelled differently
- A-flatSemitone under A
- accidentalOccurring by chance
chromatic · half-step · pitch · frequency · octave · tuning · intonation · flat · natural · transposition
piano
Keyed percussion instrument
- keyboardArray of input keys
- organBody's working component
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
violin · cello · guitar · fret · fingering · vibrato · trill · mordent · glissando · legato
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
subdominant · resolution · cadence · dissonance · consonance · tension · suspension · counterpoint · polyphony · harmonization