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D (musical note)

{{short description|Musical note, also known as Re}}

{{redirect|Re (musical note)|its use in movable-do system|Solfège}}

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D[https://www.basicmusictheory.com/d-note "D note"], basicmusictheory.com is a musical note a whole tone above C, and is known as Re within the fixed-Do solfege system. Its enharmonic equivalents are C{{music|double sharp}} (C-double sharp) and E{{music|double flat}} (E-double flat). It is the third semitone of the solfège.

When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of middle D (D4) is approximately 293.665Hz.{{cite web|last=Suits|first=B. H.|title=Physics of Music Notes – Scales: Just vs Equal Temperament|url=https://pages.mtu.edu/~suits/scales.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170722111724/https://pages.mtu.edu/~suits/scales.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 22, 2017|publisher=Michigan Technological University|date=1998|access-date=5 February 2024}} See pitch for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.

Designation by octave

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D−1D͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵D or DDDDSubsubcontraalign="right"| {{#expr:440 * 2^((2-69)/12) round 3}}

|2

D0D͵͵ or ͵͵D or DDDSubcontraalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((14-69)/12) round 3}}

|14

D1D͵ or ͵D or DDContraalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((26-69)/12) round 3}}

|26

D2DGreatalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((38-69)/12) round 3}}

|38

D3dSmallalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((50-69)/12) round 3}}

|50

D4d{{prime}}One-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((62-69)/12) round 3}}

|62

D5d{{prime}}{{prime}}Two-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((74-69)/12) round 3}}

|74

D6d{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}Three-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((86-69)/12) round 3}}

|86

D7d{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}Four-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((98-69)/12) round 3}}

|98

D8d{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}Five-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((110-69)/12) round 3}}

|110

D9d{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}Six-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((122-69)/12) round 3}}

|122

D10d{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}Seven-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((134-69)/12) round 3}}

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Scales

=Common scales beginning on D=

  • D major: D E F{{music|#}} G A B C{{music|#}} D
  • D harmonic major: D E F{{music|#}} G A B{{music|b}} C{{music|#}} D
  • D melodic major ascending: D E F{{music|#}} G A B C{{music|#}} D
  • D melodic major descending: D C B{{music|b}} A G F{{music|#}} E D
  • D natural minor: D E F G A B{{music|b}} C D
  • D harmonic minor: D E F G A B{{music|b}} C{{music|#}} D
  • D melodic minor ascending: D E F G A B C{{music|#}} D
  • D melodic minor descending: D C B{{music|b}} A G F E D

=[[Diatonic scale]]s=

  • D Ionian: D E F{{music|#}} G A B C{{music|#}} D
  • D Dorian: D E F G A B C D
  • D Phrygian: D E{{music|b}} F G A B{{music|b}} C D
  • D Lydian: D E F{{music|#}} G{{music|#}} A B C{{music|#}} D
  • D Mixolydian: D E F{{music|#}} G A B C D
  • D Aeolian: D E F G A B{{music|b}} C D
  • D Locrian: D E{{music|b}} F G A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D

=[[Jazz scale#Modes of the melodic minor scale|Jazz melodic minor]]=

See also

References

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