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Music Intervals and Intervalic Value

Specific Intervals - No. Of Half Steps


Perfect Unison/Prime - 0
Major Second - 2
Major Third - 4
Perfect Fourth - 5
Perfect Fifth - 7
Major Sixth - 9
Major Seventh - 11
Perfect Octave - 13

Specific Interval Formula


Only 1st, 4th, 5th and 8th intervals can be considered PERFECT

MAJOR + 1/2 = AUGMENTED


MAJOR - 1/2 = MINOR MINOR + 1/2 = MAJOR
MINOR - 1/2 = DIMINISHED

PERFECT + 1/2 = AUGMENTED + 1/2 = DOUBLE AUGMENTED


PERFECT - 1/2 = DIMINISHED - 1/2 = DOUBLE DIMINISHED

SYMBOLS

Major = M
Minor = m
Perfect = P
Augmented = A
Double Augmented = AA
Diminished = d
Double Diminished = dd

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