supertonic

In music or music theory, the supertonic is the second degree of the diatonic scale, or a chord with the second scale degree as its root. For example, in the C major scale the supertonic is the note D. The supertonic triad uses the notes D, F, and A.

Where can you use the supertonic?

1. As a chord extension. As I mentioned before, the 9th is one of the most common chord extensions found on major and minor seventh chords.
2. As a melodic center. The supertonic shows up most often in modern music as a strong note in a melodic line.
3. As a chord root.
4. As a suspension.

The second note is called the supertonic. Super is Latin for “above”. While the scale degrees for the first six notes are the same for both major and minor scales, the seventh one is special. If the seventh note is a half step below the tonic, it is called a leading tone.

Scale degree names

The subtonic is a second below the tonic, like the supertonic is a second above the tonic.

subtonic in British English (sʌbˈtɒnɪk ) noun. music. the seventh degree of a major or minor scale. Also called: leading note.

The word mediant means “middle,” and refers to the fact that the mediant is in the middle of the tonic and dominant pitches. The Latin prefix super means “above,” so the supertonic is a second above the tonic.

2nd – The Supertonic The 2nd degree of a scale is called the supertonic. It's called the supertonic because the word super means 'above' in Latin, and so you can think of it as being the note 'above' the tonic.

Re 2 Scale Degree Names

The subtonic is a second below the tonic, like the supertonic is a second above the tonic.

keynote tonic, also called keynote, in music, the first note (degree) of any diatonic (e.g., major or minor) scale.

Tonality is the arrangement of pitches and/or chords of a musical work in a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, attractions, and directionality. In this hierarchy the single pitch or triad with the greatest stability is called the tonic.