In this lesson, you will be asked to write Major 6ths by name using music notation.
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Because a Major 6th is a large interval, it is helpful to think of it in relation to a nearby reference point.
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The reference point we will use is a Perfect 5th.
A Major 6th is equivalent to a Perfect 5th + a Whole Step.
![](/files/tutorials/theory/intervals/09/p5_whole_step_1.jpg)
Here is another example of using a Perfect 5th as a reference point, but this time starting on Eb.
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Please press the Exercise button below.