List of third intervals
Third interval may refer to one of the following musical intervals in equal-temperament tuning:
Alternatively, it may apply to
Table of thirds in equal temperaments tuning
Number of semitones | Minor, major, or perfect intervals | Short | Augmented or diminished intervals | Short | Widely used alternative names | Short | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Major second | M2 | Diminished third | d3 | Tone, whole tone, whole step[1] | T[1] | Play |
3 | Minor third | m3 | Augmented second | A2 | Play | ||
4 | Major third | M3 | Diminished fourth | d4 | Play | ||
5 | Perfect fourth | P4 | Augmented third | A3 | Play |
See also
- List of musical intervals
- List of pitch intervals
- Third (music), which also includes third chords
Notes
References
- Duckworth, William (2007). A creative approach to music fundamentals: Includes keyboard and guitar insert (ninth ed.). 2005928009: Thomson Schirmer. pp. 1–384. ISBN 0-495-09093-X.
- Kostka, Stefan; Payne, Dorothy; Almén, Byron (2013). Tonal harmony with an introduction to twentieth-century music (seventh ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-131828-0.
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