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ヘ短調 (ヘたんちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヘ短たん調ちょう

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Meanings

1

noun

F minor

music

Refers to the key of F minor in Western music theory.

この曲きょくはヘ短たん調ちょうで書かかれている。
This piece is written in F minor.

Kanji

短short, brevity, fault
調tune, tone, meter

Similar words

イ短たん調ちょう
A minor key; ヘ短調 is F minor, a different pitch center.
ヘ長ちょう調ちょう
F major key; ヘ短調 is the parallel minor.

Etymology

Compound of ヘ (the note F) and 短調 (minor key).