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D♯ (musical note)

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D (D-sharp) or Re Dièse is the fourth semitone of the solfege. It lies a chromatic semitone above D and a diatonic semitone below E, thus being enharmonic to Mi Bémol or E (E flat). However, in some temperaments, it is not the same as E-flat. E-flat is a perfect fifth below B-flat, whereas D sharp is a major third above B.

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When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of the D above middle C (or D4) is approximately 311.127 Hz. See pitch (music) for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.

Common scales beginning on D♯

  • D Major: D E F G A B C D
  • D Natural Minor: D E F G A B C D
  • D Harmonic Minor: D E F G A B C D
  • D Melodic Minor Ascending: D E F G A B C D
  • D Melodic Minor Descending: D C B A G F E D
  • Diatonic scales

  • D Ionian: D E F G A B C D
  • D Dorian: D E F G A B C D
  • D Phrygian: D E F G A B C D
  • D Lydian: D E F G A B C D
  • D Mixolydian: D E F G A B C D
  • D Aeolian: D E F G A B C D
  • D Locrian: D E F G A B C D
  • Jazz Melodic Minor

  • D Ascending Melodic Minor: D E F G A B C D
  • D Dorian ♭2: D E F G A B C D
  • D Lydian Augmented: D E F G A B C D
  • D Lydian Dominant: D E F G A B C D
  • D Mixolydian ♭6: D E F G A B C D
  • D Locrian ♮2: D E F G A B C D
  • D Altered: D E F G A B C D
  • References

    D♯ (musical note) Wikipedia