fa

Follows mi directly

Fa is the fourth note of a musical scale in the solfège system, falling between mi and sol.

It corresponds to F in the key of C major.

Along with do, re, mi, sol, la, and ti, fa is used in vocal training and sight-reading exercises to help musicians learn pitch relationships.

The children sang do, re, mi, fa up the scale.

musical

note

Short written record

clefStaff pitch indicator
staffOrganization's workers collectively
trebleHigh frequency range

bass · melody · crescendo · fortissimo · pianissimo · legato · staccato · dynamics · forte · piano

solfege

do

Perform an action

reConcerning, in correspondence
miThird scale degree
solFifth scale degree

la · ti · scale · sight-singing · Guido · syllable · pitch · tonic · interval · movable

guitar

chord

Notes sounded simultaneously

fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
strummingSweeping across guitar strings
arpeggioSuccessive chord tones

progression · fingerstyle · picking · acoustic · tuning · capo · tablature · barre · voicing · strum

Categories

music fundamentalsdo, re, mi, sol, la
musical notesA, B, C, D, E
phonetic wordsdo, re, mi, sol, la
scale degreestonic, dominant, mediant, subdominant, leading tone
solfegedo, re, mi, sol, la
Chinese philosophyConfucianism, Confucius, Taoism, Daoism, Tao

Opposites

solfège scale position

fati

Seventh scale degree

si · do · leading tone · sol · la

Phrases

fairy talesTraditional magical children's stories
have faithBelieve in something unseen
good faithSincere, honest intent
tooth fairyMythical incisor purchaser
fairy godmotherMagical benefactor figure
Catholic faithChristianity under papal leadership

Family

faith, fame, fate, fairy, infant, fable, faiths

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G