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Simple
Intervals that are within a single octave
Name:
Perfect Unison
Half Steps:
0
Interval:
P1 = 1
Inverted Interval:
P8 = 8
Extended Interval:
P8 = 8
Name:
minor 2nd
Half Steps:
1
Interval:
m2 = b2
Inverted Interval:
M7 = 7
Extended Interval:
m9 = b9
Name:
Major 2nd
Half Steps:
2
Interval:
M2 = 2
Inverted Interval:
m7 = b7
Extended Interval:
M9 = 9
Name:
minor 3rd / Augmented 2nd
Half Steps:
3
Interval:
m3 / A2 = b3 / #2
Inverted Interval:
M6 / d7 = 6 / bb7
Extended Interval:
m10 / A11 = b10 / #11
Name:
Major 3rd / diminished 4th
Half Steps:
4
Interval:
M3 / d4 = 3 / b4
Inverted Interval:
m6 / A5 = b6 / #5
Extended Interval:
M10 / d11 = 10 / b11
Name:
Perfect 4th
Half Steps:
5
Interval:
P4 = 4
Inverted Interval:
P5 = 5
Extended Interval:
P11 = 11
Name:
Augmented 4th / diminished 5th
Half Steps:
6
Interval:
A4 / d5 = #4 / b5
Inverted Interval:
d5 / A4 = b5 / #4
Extended Interval:
A11 / d12 = #11 / b12
Name:
Perfect 5th
Half Steps:
7
Interval:
P5 = 5
Inverted Interval:
P4 = 4
Extended Interval:
P12 = 12
Name:
Augmented 5th / minor 6th
Half Steps:
8
Interval:
A5 / m6 = #5 / b6
Inverted Interval:
d4 / M3 = b4 / 3
Extended Interval:
A12 / m13 = #12 / b13
Name:
Major 6th / diminished 7th
Half Steps:
9
Interval:
M6 / d7 = 6 / bb7
Inverted Interval:
m3 / A2 = b3 / #2
Extended Interval:
M13 / d14 = 13 / bb14
Name:
minor 7th
Half Steps:
10
Interval:
m7 = b7
Inverted Interval:
M2 = 2
Extended Interval:
m14 = b14
Name:
Major 7th
Half Steps:
11
Interval:
M7 = 7
Inverted Interval:
m2 = b2
Extended Interval:
M14 = 14
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