Major fourth and minor fifth
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In music, the major fourth and minor fifth, also known as the paramajor fourth and paraminor fifth, are intervals from the quarter-tone scale, named by Ivan Wyschnegradsky to describe the tones surrounding the tritone (F♯/G♭) found in the more familiar twelve-tone scale,[1] as shown in the table below:
More information perfect fourth, (para)major fourth ...
perfect fourth | (para)major fourth | tritone | (para)minor fifth | perfect fifth | |
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in C: | F | ≊ F | F♯/G♭ | ≊ G | G |
in cents: | 500 | 550 | 600 | 650 | 700 |
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Quick Facts Inverse, Name ...
Inverse | Minor fifth |
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Name | |
Other names | Eleventh harmonic |
Abbreviation | M4 |
Size | |
Semitones | ~5½ |
Interval class | ~5½ |
Just interval | 11:8 |
Cents | |
24-Tone equal temperament | 550 |
Just intonation | 551.32 |
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Quick Facts Inverse, Name ...
Inverse | Major fourth |
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Name | |
Other names | Eleventh subharmonic |
Abbreviation | m5 |
Size | |
Semitones | ~6½ |
Interval class | ~5½ |
Just interval | 16:11 |
Cents | |
24-Tone equal temperament | 650 |
Just intonation | 648.68 |
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