Interval
Minor second
A minor second is 1 half step: from C up to D♭.
- Half steps
- 1
- Symbol
- m2
- Sound
- Dissonance: tense, wants to move
Play it yourself
Tap any key, then the key 1 half step higher.
Tap a first note.
Hear it in a song
You can hear a minor second in the Jaws theme. Humming that tune is the quickest way to recognise the interval by ear.
A minor second from every note
The letter names follow the interval's number, so a third always skips one letter, even when a sharp or flat is needed.
- C – D♭
- C♯ – D
- D – E♭
- E♭ – F♭
- E – F
- F – G♭
- F♯ – G
- G – A♭
- A♭ – B𝄫
- A – B♭
- B♭ – C♭
- B – C