supertonic

• Nom désignant en théorie musicale le deuxième degré d'une gamme diatonique, c'est-à-dire la note située une seconde majeure au-dessus de la tonique.

A noun referring to the second note or degree of a diatonic scale in music theory.

1. Second note of a scaleC1formalart

   The second degree of a diatonic scale, located one step above the tonic.

   Sensible supérieure (degré)

   • In the key of C major, the supertonic is D.
   • The supertonic chord often functions as a pre-dominant in harmonic progressions.
   • The melody moved from the tonic to the supertonic, creating a sense of tension.