Half step

/hˈɑːf stˈɛp/

/hˈæf stˈɛp/

Half step

the smallest interval used in Western music, equal to the distance between two adjacent notes on a keyboard or fretboard

synonyms : semitone

Examples

1. So by 2025, it's still a half step to the second step dream.

2. I'm on the staggered part of the grid, the half steps.

3. And there are trills on half steps and trills on whole steps.

4. I'm approximating this on the half steps, where H is defined.