G♯ (musical note)
G♯ (G-sharp) or Sol Dièse is the ninth semitone of the solfege. In the German pitch nomenclature, it is known as gis.[1]
It lies a chromatic semitone above G and a diatonic semitone below A, thus being enharmonic to La Bémol or A♭ (A flat).
When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of the G♯ semitone is approximately 415.305 Hz. See pitch (music) for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.
G♯/A♭ is the only note to have only one other enharmonic.
Designation by octave
| Scientific designation | Helmholtz designation | Bilinear music notation | Octave name | Frequency (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G♯-1 | G♯͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵G♯ or GGGG♯ | (-uG♯) | Subsubcontra | 12.978 |
| G♯0 | G♯͵͵ or ͵͵G♯ or GGG♯ | (-vG♯) | Subcontra | 25.957 |
| G♯1 | G♯͵ or ͵G♯ or GG♯ | (-wG♯) | Contra | 51.913 |
| G♯2 | G♯ | (-xG♯) | Great | 103.826 |
| G♯3 | g♯ | (-yG♯) | Small | 207.652 |
| G♯4 | g♯′ | (zG♯) | One-lined | 415.305 |
| G♯5 | g♯′′ | (yG♯) | Two-lined | 830.609 |
| G♯6 | g♯′′′ | (xG♯) | Three-lined | 1661.219 |
| G♯7 | g♯′′′′ | (wG♯) | Four-lined | 3322.438 |
| G♯8 | g♯′′′′′ | (vG♯) | Five-lined | 6644.875 |
| G♯9 | g♯′′′′′′ | (uG♯) | Six-lined | 13289.750 |
| G♯10 | g♯′′′′′′′ | (tG♯) | Seven-lined | 26579.501 |
Scales
Common scales beginning on G♯
- G♯ Major: G♯ A♯ B♯ C♯ D♯ E♯ F
G♯ - G♯ Natural Minor: G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯
- G♯ Harmonic Minor: G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F G♯
- G♯ Melodic Minor Ascending: G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F G♯
- G♯ Melodic Minor Descending: G♯ F♯ E D♯ C♯ B A♯ G♯
Diatonic scales
- G♯ Ionian: G♯ A♯ B♯ C♯ D♯ E♯ F G♯
- G♯ Dorian: G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯
- G♯ Phrygian: G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯
- G♯ Lydian: G♯ A♯ B♯ C D♯ E♯ F G♯
- G♯ Mixolydian: G♯ A♯ B♯ C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯
- G♯ Aeolian: G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯
- G♯ Locrian: G♯ A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯
Jazz Melodic Minor
- G♯ Ascending Melodic Minor: G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F G♯
- G♯ Dorian ♭2: G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯
- G♯ Lydian Augmented: G♯ A♯ B♯ C D E♯ F G♯
- G♯ Lydian Dominant: G♯ A♯ B♯ C D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯
- G♯ Mixolydian ♭6: G♯ A♯ B♯ C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯
- G♯ Locrian ♮2: G♯ A♯ B C♯ D E F♯ G♯
- G♯ Altered: G♯ A B C D E F♯ G♯
See also
References
- ↑ "The names of keys in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish". Music Cataloging at Yale Language Tools. Yale University. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
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