Synonyms and antonyms of Notes in the musical scale in British Thesaurus

A (noun)

music the sixth note in the musical scale of C major

b (noun)

music the musical key based on the note B

B (noun)

music the seventh note of a musical scale in C major

bass (noun)

the lower half of the full range of musical notes

beat (noun)

music the main pattern of sounds in a piece of music, or the strongest sounds in this pattern

beat (noun)

music a unit of measurement for a piece of music. Each bar has a particular number of beats

breve (noun)

British a musical note that is equal to two semibreves

C (noun)

music the first note in the musical scale of C major

chord (noun)

music three or more musical notes played together

crotchet (noun)

British a musical note that is a quarter of the length of a semibreve

D (noun)

music the second note in the musical scale of C major

demisemiquaver (noun)

British a musical note that is half as long as a semiquaver

do ()

another spelling of doh

doh (noun)

the first or eighth note in the sol-fa musical scale

double flat (noun)

a musical note that is played or sung two semitones lower than usual

double sharp (noun)

a musical note that is played or sung two semitones higher than usual

downbeat (noun)

the first beat of music in a bar

drumbeat (noun)

music the steady beat of music played on drums

E (noun)

music the third note in the musical scale of C major

eighth note (noun)

American a quaver

F (noun)

music the fourth note in the musical scale of C major

fa ()

another spelling of fah

fah (noun)

the fourth note in the sol-fa musical scale

flat (noun)

music a musical note that is one semitone lower than a particular note

G (noun)

music the fifth note in the musical scale of C major

grace (noun)

a grace note

grace note (noun)

an extra musical note added in a piece of music

half note (noun)

American a minim

half step (noun)

American a semitone

half tone (noun)

American a semitone

harmonic (noun)

a soft high note played on a stringed instrument by not pressing the string all the way down

interval (noun)

music a difference in pitch between two musical notes

key (noun)

music a set of musical notes that are based on one particular note

la ()

another spelling of lah

lah (noun)

the sixth note in the sol-fa musical scale

mi (noun)

the third note in the sol-fa musical scale

middle C (noun)

the C note that is near the middle of the keyboard on a piano

minim (noun)

British a musical note that is half as long as a semibreve. The American word is half note.

music (noun)

the printed symbols that represent the sounds of music that musicians or singers read when they are performing

natural (noun)

music a musical note that is not a sharp or a flat, or the written sign showing this

note (noun)

music an individual sound in music. A group of notes played together is called a chord and a series of notes that form a separate set is called a scale

note (noun)

music a written sign that represents a musical note

octave (noun)

a series of eight musical notes in a musical scale

octave (noun)

the lowest and highest notes of a musical scale played together

pitch (noun)

music the high or low quality of a musical note

pulse (noun)

a strong regular beat in music

quarter note (noun)

American a crotchet

quaver (noun)

musicBritish a very short musical note that is played for one eighth of the time of a semibreve

range (noun)

music all the musical notes that a person can sing or an instrument can play, from the highest to the lowest

re (noun)

the second note in the sol-fa musical scale

register (noun)

music the range of musical sounds that a voice or a musical instrument can produce

root (noun)

music the note that forms the base of a chord in music

scale (noun)

music a series of musical notes in a fixed order from the lowest to the highest or the highest to the lowest

semibreve (noun)

British a musical note that is as long as four ordinary notes called crotchets

semiquaver (noun)

British a musical note that is half as long as a short note called a quaver

semitone (noun)

British an amount by which one sound is higher or lower than another, equal to 1/12 of an octave. This difference can be heard between any two notes that are next to each other on a piano.

sharp (noun)

a musical note that is played or sung a semitone higher than usual

sixteenth note (noun)

American a semiquaver

so ()

another spelling of soh

soh (noun)

the fifth note in the sol-fa musical scale

sol (noun)

the musical note soh

sol-fa (noun)

the musical system in which the notes in a scale are represented by the seven short words ‘doh’, ‘re’, ‘mi’, ‘fah’, ‘soh’, ‘lah’, and ‘ti’

tenor (noun)

music the middle and higher range of musical notes written for men to sing

ti (noun)

the seventh note in the sol-fa musical scale

tone (noun)

music an amount equal to two semitones by which a musical note is higher or lower than another note

tonic (noun)

music the first note in a musical scale

treble (noun)

music the highest sounds in music

tremolo (noun)

a slight shaking sound in a musical note or in someone’s voice

value (noun)

music the length of time that a musical note lasts for

vibrato (noun)

a shaking effect on a musical note

whole note (noun)

American a semibreve