major seventh
major seventh · major sevenths
A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 15/8A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 15/8. It is one semitone wider than a minor seventh. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of eleven semitones, spans seven degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished octave.
Meaning
1 sensesA musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 15/8. It is one semitone wider than a minor seventh. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of eleven semitones, spans seven degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished octave.
Forms
plural: major sevenths| Singular | major seventh |
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regular
Synonyms
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