Interval Summary Sheet

PERFECT - - Intervals of unison, 4th, 5th or octave if both notes are in a major scale with the
lowest note = tonic

MAJOR - Intervals of 2nd, 3rd, 6th or 7th if both notes are in a major scale with the lowest note
= tonic

MINOR - Intervals of 2nd, 3rd, 6th or 7th if interval is ½ step lower than major with the lowest
note = tonic

AUGMENTED - Major or Perfect interval increased by ½ step

DIMINISHED - Minor or Perfect interval reduced by ½ step

If the bottom note is not the tonic of a major scale, raise or lower BOTH notes ½ step to match a
major scale tonic.

Interval Quality Hierarchy

Augmented
Major
minor
Diminished

Augmented
Perfect
diminished

INVERSIONS:
Major<->Minor
Perfect<->Perfect
Augmented<->Diminished
Size adds up to 9
When inverting notes, top note moves to the bottom or bottom note moves to the top

SIMPLE Interval - Interval that is an octave or smaller

COMPOUND Interval - interval that is larger than an octave

To convert from Simple to Compound - add 7

To convert from Compound to Simple - subtract 7