Dal segno (D.S.)
Dal segno, abbreviated D.S., sends the performance back to the segno sign rather than the beginning. From there, continue until the stated instruction, commonly Fine or To Coda.
- Barlines and repeats
- Below the note
- Letters
Do not confuse it with
D.S. returns to the segno; D.C. returns to the beginning.
What the sources say
- Other Aspects of Notation
D.S. al Fine works similarly to D.C. al Fine, except that one goes back to the sign ... instead of the beginning of the work.
- Steps to Music Theory — Compound Meters
Read measures 1 through 8, then go back to the sign.
- Dorico — Repeat markers
D.S. — dal segno, ds, or D.S.