major sixth
major sixth · major sixths
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A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 5/3A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 5/3. It is one chromatic semitone wider than a minor sixth. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of nine semitones, spans six degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished seventh.
Meaning
1 sensesA musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 5/3. It is one chromatic semitone wider than a minor sixth. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of nine semitones, spans six degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished seventh.
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a musical interval:
Forms
plural: major sixths| Singular | major sixth |
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regular
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