diminished fourth
diminished fourth · diminished fourths
A musical interval made by narrowing a perfect fourth by one chromatic semitoneA musical interval made by narrowing a perfect fourth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four semitones, spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a major third.
Meaning
1 sensesA musical interval made by narrowing a perfect fourth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four semitones, spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a major third.
Forms
plural: diminished fourths| Singular | diminished fourth |
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regular