noun
- the second degree of a major or minor scale
Usage: music theory
Examples
- The supertonic chord is built on the second degree of the scale.
- In the key of C major, D is the supertonic.
- The supertonic creates tension that often resolves to the dominant.
- Musicians study the relationship between the tonic and supertonic.
- The supertonic triad is commonly used in chord progressions.
- She played a melody that emphasized the supertonic note.