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nounthe musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument
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- step a musical interval of two semitones
- natural (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
- flat (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- shake a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
- sharp (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- tone a musical interval of two semitones
- diminished (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
- trill a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
- chromatic based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones
- diatonic based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music