Tritones
Tritones
A Tritone is equivalent to 6 semitones or half steps.
By themselves, Tritones have a rather harsh, dissonant sound.
Tritones go by many names: Flat 5 Diminished 5th
Perfect Fourths
A Perfect Fourth is equivalent to moving four degrees in the scale.
It is called Perfect because of its strong, pure sound.
Major Thirds
Major Thirds
A Major Third is the distance between the first and third notes in the major scale.
A Major 3rd is also equivalent to 2 Whole Steps, or 4 semitones.
Minor Thirds
Minor Thirds
A Minor 3rd is one half step lower than a Major Third. By themselves, Minor 3rds tend to have a sad sound. They are often written as "b3" which we pronounce "Flat 3".
A Minor 3rd is equal to a whole step + a half step. It is also equal to 3 semitones.
Major Seconds
Major Seconds
A Major 2nd is equivalent to two semitones.
It is the distance from the first note to the the second note in the major scale.
Major 2nds by themselves tend to have a fairly neutral sound.
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Minor Seconds
Minor 2nds
An Interval is a measurement of the musical distance between two notes. Intervals can be thought of as musical inches.
A Minor 2nd is the smallest interval in our musical system.
It is the distance from one note to the nearest neighboring note.
Minor 2nds also go by the following names:
- Half Step
- Semitone
- Flat 2 (written "b2")
On the piano it is the distance from one key to it's nearest neighbor, regardless of whether the neighbor is a white key or a black key.
On the guitar it is the distance from one fret to the next adjacent fret, or a fret which produces the same sound.
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Major Sevenths
Major Sevenths
A Major 7th is equivalent to moving up 7 degrees in the major scale, starting on the tonic.
It is also equivalent to 11 semitones.
By themselves, their sound is somewhat harsh but can be quite beautiful when used as part of a chord.
Octaves
An octave is the distance from one note to the next note of the same name.
For example, from C to the next C on the keyboard would be an octave.
For example, from C to the next C on the keyboard would be an octave.