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Main page Below is a list of intervals expressible in terms of a prime limit (see Terminology), completed by a choice of intervals in various equal subdivisions of the octave or of other intervals.
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What links here The prime limit[1] henceforth referred to simply as the limit, is the largest prime number occurring in the factorizations of the numerator and denominator of the frequency ratio
Related changes describing a rational interval. For instance, the limit of the just perfect fourth (4:3) is 3, but the just minor tone (10:9) has a limit of 5, because 10 can be factored into 2 × 5 (and 9
Special pages into 3 × 3). There exists another type of limit, the odd limit, a concept used by Harry Partch (bigger of odd numbers obtained after dividing numerator and denominator by highest
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By definition, every interval in a given limit can also be part of a limit of higher order. For instance, a 3-limit unit can also be part of a 5-limit tuning and so on. By sorting the limit
columns in the table below, all intervals of a given limit can be brought together (sort backwards by clicking the button twice). Comparison between tunings: Pythagorean, equal-tempered, quarter-
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comma meantone, and others. For each, the common origin is arbitrarily
Pythagorean tuning means 3-limit intonation—a ratio of numbers with prime factors no higher than three. chosen as C. The degrees are arranged in the order or the cycle of fifths;
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Just intonation means 5-limit intonation—a ratio of numbers with prime factors no higher than five. as in each of these tunings except just intonation all fifths are of the same
Download as PDF size, the tunings appear as straight lines, the slope indicating the relative
Septimal, undecimal, tridecimal, and septendecimal mean, respectively, 7, 11, 13, and 17-limit intonation.
Printable version tempering with respect to Pythagorean, which has pure fifths (3:2, 702
Meantone refers to meantone temperament, where the whole tone is the mean of the major third. In general, a meantone is constructed in the same way as Pythagorean tuning, as cents). The Pythagorean A♭ (at the left) is at 792 cents, G♯ (at the right) at
Languages a stack of fifths: the tone is reached after two fifths, the major third after four, so that as all fifths are the same, the tone is the mean of the third. In a meantone temperament, each 816 cents; the difference is the Pythagorean comma. Equal temperament
Nederlands fifth is narrowed ("tempered") by the same small amount. The most common of meantone temperaments is the quarter-comma meantone, in which each fifth is tempered by 1​ ⁄4 of by definition is such that A♭ and G♯ are at the same level. 1​ ⁄4-comma
日本語 meantone produces the "just" major third (5:4, 386 cents, a syntonic
the syntonic comma, so that after four steps the major third (as C-G-D-A-E) is a full syntonic comma lower than the Pythagorean one. The extremes of the meantone systems
Edit links comma lower than the Pythagorean one of 408 cents). 1​ ⁄3-comma
(3:2)2 (3:2)4
encountered in historical practice are the Pythagorean tuning, where the whole tone corresponds to 9:8, i.e. 2 , the mean of the major third 4 , and the fifth (3:2) is not meantone produces the "just" minor third (6:5, 316 cents, a syntonic
tempered; and the 1​ ⁄3-comma meantone, where the fifth is tempered to the extent that three ascending fifths produce a pure minor third.(See meantone temperaments). The music comma higher than the Pythagorean one of 294 cents). In both these
meantone temperaments, the enharmony, here the difference between A♭
program Logic Pro uses also 1​ ⁄2-comma meantone temperament.
and G♯, is much larger than in Pythagorean, and with the flat degree
Equal-tempered refers to X-tone equal temperament with intervals corresponding to X divisions per octave. higher than the sharp one.
Tempered intervals however cannot be expressed in terms of prime limits and, unless exceptions, are not found in the table below.
The table can also be sorted by frequency ratio, by cents, or alphabetically.
Superparticular ratios are intervals that can be expressed as the ratio of two consecutive integers.

Comparison of two sets of musical intervals. The equal-tempered

intervals are black; the Pythagorean intervals are green.

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Column Legend
List of musical intervals
TET X-tone equal temperament (12-tet, etc.).
Note
Prime
Cents (from Freq. ratio Interval name TET Limit M S 3-limit intonation, or Pythagorean.
factors
C) 5-limit "just" intonation, or just.

0.00 C[2] 1:1 1:1 Unison,[3] monophony,[4] perfect prime,[3] tonic,[5] or fundamental play 1, 12 3 M 7-limit intonation, or septimal.

0.03 65537 : 65536 65537 : 216 Sixty-five-thousand-five-hundred-thirty-seventh harmonic play 65537 S 11-limit intonation, or undecimal.
Limit
13-limit intonation, or tridecimal.
0.40 C ♯− 4375 : 4374 54×7 : 2×37 Ragisma[3][6] play 7 S
17-limit intonation, or septendecimal.
E
0.72 2401 : 2400 74 : 25×3×52 Breedsma[3][6] play 7 S 19-limit intonation, or novendecimal.
+
Higher limits.
1.00 21/1200 21/1200 Cent[7] play 1200
M Meantone temperament or tuning.
1.20 21/1000 21/1000 Millioctave play 1000
S Superparticular ratio (no separate color code).
1.95 B♯++ 32805 : 32768 38×5 : 215 Schisma[3][5] play 5

1.96 3:2÷(27/12) 3 : 219/12 Grad, Werckmeister[8]

3.99 101/1000 21/1000×51/1000 Savart or eptaméride play 301.03

7.71 B ♯ 225 : 224 32×52 : 25×7 Septimal kleisma,[3][6] marvel comma play 7 S

8.11 B − 15625 : 15552 56 : 26×35 Kleisma or semicomma majeur[3][6] play 5

2109375 :
10.06 A ++ 33×57 : 221 Semicomma,[3][6] Fokker's comma[3] play 5
2097152

10.85 C 160 : 159 25×5 : 3×53 Difference between 5:3 & 53:32 play 53 S

11.98 C 145 : 144 5×29 : 24×32 Difference between 29:16 & 9:5 play 29 S

12.50 21/96 21/96 Sixteenth tone play 96

13.07 B − 1728 : 1715 26×33 : 5×73 Orwell comma[3][9] play 7

13.47 C 129 : 128 3×43 : 27 Hundred-twenty-ninth harmonic play 43 S

13.79 D 126 : 125 2×32×7 : 53 Small septimal semicomma,[6] small septimal comma,[3] starling comma play 7 S

14.37 C♭↑↑− 121 : 120 112 : 23×3×5 Undecimal seconds comma[3] play 11 S

16.67 C↑[a] 21/72 21/72 1 step in 72 equal temperament play 72

18.13 C 96 : 95 25×3 : 5×19 Difference between 19:16 & 6:5 play 19 S

19.55 D --[2] 2048 : 2025 211 : 34×52 Diaschisma,[3][6] minor comma play 5

21.51 C+[2] 81 : 80 34 : 24×5 Syntonic comma,[3][5][6] major comma, komma, chromatic diesis, or comma of Didymus[3][6][10][11] play 5 S

22.64 21/53 21/53 Holdrian comma, Holder's comma, 1 step in 53 equal temperament play 53

531441 :
23.46 B♯+++ 312 : 219 Pythagorean comma,[3][5][6][10][11] ditonic comma[3][6] play 3
524288

25.00 21/48 21/48 Eighth tone play 48

26.84 C 65 : 64 5×13 : 26 Sixty-fifth harmonic,[5] 13th-partial chroma[3] play 13 S

27.26 C − 64 : 63 26 : 32×7 Septimal comma,[3][6][11] Archytas' comma,[3] 63rd subharmonic play 7 S

29.27 21/41 21/41 1 step in 41 equal temperament play 41

31.19 D ♭↓ 56 : 55 23×7 : 5×11 Undecimal diesis,[3] Ptolemy's enharmonic:[5] difference between (11 : 8) and (7 : 5) tritone play 11 S

C /D♭
33.33 [a]
21/36 21/36 Sixth tone play 36, 72

34.28 C 51 : 50 3×17 : 2×52 Difference between 17:16 & 25:24 play 17 S

34.98 B ♯- 50 : 49 2×52 : 72 Septimal sixth tone or jubilisma, Erlich's decatonic comma or tritonic diesis[3][6] play 7 S

35.70 D ♭ 49 : 48 72 : 24×3 Septimal diesis, slendro diesis or septimal 1/6-tone[3] play 7 S

38.05 C 46 : 45 2×23 : 32×5 Inferior quarter tone,[5] difference between 23:16 & 45:32 play 23 S

38.71 21/31 21/31 1 step in 31 equal temperament play 31

38.91 C↓♯+ 45 : 44 32×5 : 4×11 Undecimal diesis or undecimal fifth tone play 11 S

40.00 21/30 21/30 Fifth tone play 30

play
41.06 D − 128 : 125 27 : 5 3 Enharmonic diesis or 5-limit limma, minor diesis,[6] diminished second,[5][6] minor diesis or diesis,[3] 125th 5
subharmonic

41.72 D ♭ 42 : 41 2×3×7 : 41 Lesser 41-limit fifth tone play 41 S

42.75 C 41 : 40 41 : 23×5 Greater 41-limit fifth tone play 41 S

43.83 C ♯ 40 : 39 23×5 : 3×13 Tridecimal fifth tone play 13 S

44.97 C 39 : 38 3×13 : 2×19 Superior quarter-tone,[5] novendecimal fifth tone play 19 S

46.17 D - 38 : 37 2×19 : 37 Lesser 37-limit quarter tone play 37 S

47.43 C ♯ 37 : 36 37 : 22×32 Greater 37-limit quarter tone play 37 S

48.77 C 36 : 35 22×32 : 5×7 Septimal quarter tone, septimal diesis,[3][6] septimal chroma,[2] superior quarter tone[5] play 7 S

49.98 246 : 239 3×41 : 239 Just quarter tone[11] play 239

50.00 C /D 21/24 21/24 Equal-tempered quarter tone play 24

50.18 D ♭ 35 : 34 5×7 : 2×17 ET quarter-tone approximation,[5] lesser 17-limit quarter tone play 17 S

50.72 B ♯++ 59049 : 57344 310 : 213×7 Harrison's comma (10 P5s - 1 H7)[3] play 7

51.68 C ↓♯ 34 : 33 2×17 : 3×11 Greater 17-limit quarter tone play 17 S

53.27 C↑ 33 : 32 3×11 : 25 Thirty-third harmonic,[5] undecimal comma, undecimal quarter tone play 11 S

54.96 D ♭- 32 : 31 25 : 31 Inferior quarter-tone,[5] thirty-first subharmonic play 31 S

56.55 B ♯+ 529 : 512 232 : 29 Five-hundred-twenty-ninth harmonic play 23

56.77 C 31 : 30 31 : 2×3×5 Greater quarter-tone,[5] difference between 31:16 & 15:8 play 31 S

58.69 C ♯ 30 : 29 2×3×5 : 29 Lesser 29-limit quarter tone play 29 S

60.75 C 29 : 28 29 : 22×7 Greater 29-limit quarter tone play 29 S

62.96 D ♭- 28 : 27 22×7 : 33 Septimal minor second, small minor second, inferior quarter tone[5] play 7 S

63.81 (3 : 2)1/11 31/11 : 21/11 Beta scale step play 18.75

65.34 C ♯+ 27 : 26 33 : 2×13 Chromatic diesis,[12] tridecimal comma[3] play 13 S

66.34 D ♭ 133 : 128 7×19 : 27 One-hundred-thirty-third harmonic play 19

C ↑/C♯ 18, 36,

66.67 [a]
21/18 21/18 Third tone play
72

67.90 D - 26 : 25 2×13 : 52 Tridecimal third tone, third tone[5] play 13 S

play
Just chromatic semitone or minor chroma,[3] lesser chromatic semitone, small (just) semitone[11] or minor
70.67 C♯[2] 25 : 24 52 : 23×3 5 S
second,[4] minor chromatic semitone,[13] or minor semitone,[5] ​2⁄7-comma meantone chromatic semitone,
augmented unison

73.68 D ♭- 24 : 23 23×3 : 23 Lesser 23-limit semitone play 23 S

75.00 21/16 23/48 1 step in 16 equal temperament, 3 steps in 48 play 16, 48

76.96 C ↓♯+ 23 : 22 23 : 2×11 Greater 23-limit semitone play 23 S

78.00 (3 : 2)1/9 31/9 : 21/9 Alpha scale step play 15.39

79.31 67 : 64 67 : 26 Sixty-seventh harmonic[5] play 67

80.54 C↑ - 22 : 21 2×11 : 3×7 Hard semitone,[5] two-fifth tone small semitone play 11 S

84.47 D ♭ 21 : 20 3×7 : 22×5 Septimal chromatic semitone, minor semitone[3] play 7 S

88.80 C ♯ 20 : 19 22×5 : 19 Novendecimal augmented unison play 19 S

90.22 D♭−−[2] 256 : 243 28 : 3 5 Pythagorean minor second or limma,[3][6][11] Pythagorean diatonic semitone, Low Semitone[14] play 3

play
92.18 C♯+[2] 135 : 128 33×5 : 27 Greater chromatic semitone, chromatic semitone, semitone medius, major chroma or major limma,[3] small 5
limma,[11] major chromatic semitone,[13] limma ascendant[5]

93.60 D ♭- 19 : 18 19 : 2×9 Novendecimal minor second play 19 S

97.36 D↓↓ 128 : 121 27 : 112 121st subharmonic,[5][6] undecimal minor second play 11

98.95 D ♭ 18 : 17 2×32 : 17 Just minor semitone, Arabic lute index finger[3] play 17 S

100.00 C♯/D♭ 21/12 21/12 Equal-tempered minor second or semitone play 12 M

play
104.96 C ♯[2] 17 : 16 17 : 24 17 S
Minor diatonic semitone, just major semitone, overtone semitone,[5] 17th harmonic,[3] limma[citation needed]
25
111.45 √5 (5 : 1)1/25 Studie II interval (compound just major third, 5:1, divided into 25 equal parts) play 25

play
Just minor second,[15] just diatonic semitone, large just semitone or major second,[4] major semitone,[5]
111.73 D♭-[2] 16 : 15 24 : 3×5 5 S
limma, minor diatonic semitone,[3] diatonic second[16] semitone,[14] diatonic semitone,[11] ​1⁄6-comma
meantone minor second

play
113.69 C♯++ 2187 : 2048 37 : 211 Apotome[3][11] or Pythagorean major semitone,[6] Pythagorean augmented unison, Pythagorean chromatic 3
semitone, or Pythagorean apotome

21/19×32/19 :
116.72 (18 : 5)1/19 Secor play 10.28
51/19

119.44 C ♯ 15 : 14 3×5 : 2×7 Septimal diatonic semitone, major diatonic semitone,[3] Cowell semitone[5] play 7 S

125.00 25/48 25/48 5 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

128.30 D 14 : 13 2×7 : 13 Lesser tridecimal 2/3-tone[17] play 13 S

130.23 C ♯+ 69 : 64 3×23 : 26 Sixty-ninth harmonic[5] play 23

play
133.24 D♭ 27 : 25 33 : 5 2 Semitone maximus, minor second, large limma or Bohlen-Pierce small semitone,[3] high semitone,[14] 5
alternate Renaissance half-step,[5] large limma, acute minor second[citation needed]

C♯ /D♭ 9, 18,
133.33 [a]
21/9 22/18 Two-third tone play
36, 72

138.57 D ♭- 13 : 12 13 : 22×3 Greater tridecimal 2/3-tone,[17] Three-quarter tone[5] play 13 S

150.00 C /D 23/24 21/8 Equal-tempered neutral second play 8, 24

play
150.64 D↓[2] 12 : 11 22×3 : 11 3
11 S
​ ⁄4 tone or Undecimal neutral second,[3][5] trumpet three-quarter tone,[11] middle finger [between frets][14]

155.14 D 35 : 32 5×7 : 25 Thirty-fifth harmonic[5] play 7

160.90 D−− 800 : 729 25×52 : 36 Grave whole tone,[3] neutral second, grave major second[citation needed] play 5

165.00 D↑♭−[2] 11 : 10 11 : 2×5 Greater undecimal minor/major/neutral second, 4/5-tone[6] or Ptolemy's second[3] play 11 S

171.43 21/7 21/7 1 step in 7 equal temperament play 7

175.00 27/48 27/48 7 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

179.70 71 : 64 71 : 26 Seventy-first harmonic[5] play 71

180.45 E −−− 65536 : 59049 216 : 310 Pythagorean diminished third,[3][6] Pythagorean minor tone play 3

play
182.40 D-[2] 10 : 9 2×5 : 32 Small just whole tone or major second,[4] minor whole tone,[3][5] lesser whole tone,[16] minor tone,[14] minor 5 S
second,[11] half-comma meantone major second

200.00 D 22/12 21/6 Equal-tempered major second play 6, 12 M

play
203.91 D[2] 9:8 32 : 2 3 Pythagorean major second, Large just whole tone or major second[11] (sesquioctavan),[4] tonus, major whole 3 S
tone,[3][5] greater whole tone,[16] major tone[14]

215.89 D 145 : 128 5×29 : 27 Hundred-forty-fifth harmonic play 29

223.46 E −[2] 256 : 225 28 : 32×52 Just diminished third,[16] 225th subharmonic play 5

225.00 23/16 29/48 9 steps in 48 equal temperament play 16, 48

227.79 73 : 64 73 : 26 Seventy-third harmonic[5] play 73

231.17 D −[2] 8:7 23 : 7 Septimal major second,[4] septimal whole tone[3][5] play 7 S

240.00 21/5 21/5 1 step in 5 equal temperament play 5

247.74 D ♯ 15 : 13 3×5 : 13 Tridecimal 5​ ⁄4 tone[3] play 13

250.00 D /E 25/24 25/24 5 steps in 24 equal temperament play 24

251.34 D ♯ 37 : 32 37 : 25 Thirty-seventh harmonic[5] play 37

253.08 D♯− 125 : 108 53 : 22×33 Semi-augmented whole tone,[3] semi-augmented second[citation needed] play 5

262.37 E↓♭ 64 : 55 26 : 5×11 55th subharmonic[5][6] play 11

268.80 D 299 : 256 13×23 : 28 Two-hundred-ninety-ninth harmonic play 23

266.87 E ♭[2] 7:6 7 : 2×3 Septimal minor third[3][4][11] or Sub minor third[14] play 7 S

274.58 D♯[2] 75 : 64 3×52 : 26 Just augmented second,[16] Augmented tone,[14] augmented second[5][13] play 5

275.00 211/48 211/48 11 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

289.21 E ↓♭ 13 : 11 13 : 11 Tridecimal minor third[3] play 13

294.13 E♭−[2] 32 : 27 25 : 3 3 Pythagorean minor third[3][5][6][14][16] semiditone, or 27th subharmonic play 3

297.51 E ♭[2] 19 : 16 19 : 24 19th harmonic,[3] 19-limit minor third, overtone minor third[5] play 19

300.00 D♯/E♭ 23/12 21/4 Equal-tempered minor third play 4, 12 M

301.85 D ♯- 25 : 21[5] 52 : 3×7 Quasi-equal-tempered minor third, 2nd 7-limit minor third, Bohlen-Pierce second[3][6] play 7

310.26 6:5÷(81:80)1/4 22 : 53/4 Quarter-comma meantone minor third play M

311.98 (3 : 2)4/9 34/9 : 24/9 Alpha scale minor third play 3.85

315.64 E♭[2] 6:5 2×3 : 5 Just minor third,[3][4][5][11][16] minor third,[14] ​1⁄3-comma meantone minor third play 5 M S

317.60 D♯++ 19683 : 16384 39 : 214 Pythagorean augmented second[3][6] play 3

320.14 E ♭↑ 77 : 64 7×11 : 26 Seventy-seventh harmonic[5] play 11

325.00 213/48 213/48 13 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

336.13 D ♯- 17 : 14 17 : 2×7 Superminor third[18] play 17

337.15 E♭+ 243 : 200 35 : 23×52 Acute minor third[3] play 5

342.48 E ♭ 39 : 32 3×13 : 25 Thirty-ninth harmonic[5] play 13

342.86 22/7 22/7 2 steps in 7 equal temperament play 7

342.91 E ♭- 128 : 105 27 : 3×5×7 105th subharmonic,[5] septimal neutral third[6] play 7

347.41 E↑♭−[2] 11 : 9 11 : 32 Undecimal neutral third[3][5] play 11

350.00 D /E 27/24 27/24 Equal-tempered neutral third play 24

354.55 E↓+ 27 : 22 33 : 2×11 Zalzal's wosta[6] 12:11 X 9:8[14] play 11

359.47 E [2] 16 : 13 24 : 13 Tridecimal neutral third[3] play 13

364.54 79 : 64 79 : 26 Seventy-ninth harmonic[5] play 79

364.81 E− 100 : 81 22×52 : 34 Grave major third[3] play 5

375.00 25/16 215/48 15 steps in 48 equal temperament play 16, 48

384.36 F♭−− 8192 : 6561 213 : 38 Pythagorean diminished fourth,[3][6] Pythagorean 'schismatic' third[5] play 3

386.31 E[2] 5:4 5 : 22 Just major third,[3][4][5][11][16] major third,[14] quarter-comma meantone major third play 5 M S

397.10 E + 161 : 128 7×23 : 27 One-hundred-sixty-first harmonic play 23

400.00 E 24/12 21/3 Equal-tempered major third play 3, 12 M

402.47 E 323 : 256 17×19 : 28 Three-hundred-twenty-third harmonic play 19

407.82 E+[2] 81 : 64 34 : 2 6 Pythagorean major third,[3][5][6][14][16] ditone play 3

417.51 F ↓+[2] 14 : 11 2×7 : 11 Undecimal diminished fourth or major third[3] play 11

425.00 217/48 217/48 17 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

427.37 F♭[2] 32 : 25 25 : 5 2 Just diminished fourth,[16] diminished fourth,[5][13] 25th subharmonic play 5

429.06 E 41 : 32 41 : 25 Forty-first harmonic[5] play 41

435.08 E [2] 9:7 32 : 7 Septimal major third,[3][5] Bohlen-Pierce third,[3] Super major Third[14] play 7

444.77 F↓ 128 : 99 27 : 9×11 99th subharmonic[5][6] play 11

450.00 E /F 29/24 29/24 9 steps in 24 equal temperament play 24

450.05 83 : 64 83 : 26 Eighty-third harmonic[5] play 83

454.21 F♭ 13 : 10 13 : 2×5 Tridecimal major third or diminished fourth play 13

456.99 E♯[2] 125 : 96 53 : 25×3 Just augmented third, augmented third[5] play 5

462.35 E - 64 : 49 26 : 7 2 49th subharmonic[5][6] play 7

470.78 F +[2] 21 : 16 3×7 : 24 Twenty-first harmonic, narrow fourth,[3] septimal fourth,[5] wide augmented third,[citation needed] H7 on G play 7

475.00 219/48 219/48 19 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

478.49 E♯+ 675 : 512 33×52 : 29 Six-hundred-seventy-fifth harmonic, wide augmented third[3] play 5

480.00 22/5 22/5 2 steps in 5 equal temperament play 5

491.27 E ♯ 85 : 64 5×17 : 26 Eighty-fifth harmonic[5] play 17

498.04 F[2] 4:3 22 : 3 Perfect fourth,[3][5][16] Pythagorean perfect fourth, Just perfect fourth or diatessaron[4] play 3 S

500.00 F 25/12 25/12 Equal-tempered perfect fourth play 12 M

501.42 F + 171 : 128 32×19 : 27 One-hundred-seventy-first harmonic play 19

510.51 (3 : 2)8/11 38/11 : 28/11 Beta scale perfect fourth play 18.75

511.52 F 43 : 32 43 : 25 Forty-third harmonic[5] play 43

514.29 23/7 23/7 3 steps in 7 equal temperament play 7

519.55 F+[2] 27 : 20 33 : 22×5 5-limit wolf fourth, acute fourth,[3] imperfect fourth[16] play 5

177147 :
521.51 E♯+++ 311 : 217 Pythagorean augmented third[3][6] (F+ (pitch)) play 3
131072

525.00 27/16 221/48 21 steps in 48 equal temperament play 16, 48

531.53 F + 87 : 64 3×29 : 26 Eighty-seventh harmonic[5] play 29

536.95 F↓♯+ 15 : 11 3×5 : 11 Undecimal augmented fourth[3] play 11

550.00 F /G 211/24 211/24 11 steps in 24 equal temperament play 24

play
551.32 F↑[2] 11 : 8 11 : 23 11
eleventh harmonic,[5] undecimal tritone,[5] lesser undecimal tritone, undecimal semi-augmented fourth[3]

563.38 F ♯+ 18 : 13 2×9 : 13 Tridecimal augmented fourth[3] play 13

568.72 F♯[2] 25 : 18 52 : 2×32 Just augmented fourth[3][5] play 5

570.88 89 : 64 89 : 26 Eighty-ninth harmonic[5] play 89

575.00 223/48 223/48 23 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

play
582.51 G ♭[2] 7:5 7:5 Lesser septimal tritone, septimal tritone[3][4][5] Huygens' tritone or Bohlen-Pierce fourth,[3] septimal fifth,[11] 7
septimal diminished fifth[19]

588.27 G♭−− 1024 : 729 210 : 36 Pythagorean diminished fifth,[3][6] low Pythagorean tritone[5] play 3

play
590.22 F♯+[2] 45 : 32 32×5 : 25 Just augmented fourth, just tritone,[4][11] tritone,[6] diatonic tritone,[3] 'augmented' or 'false' fourth,[16] high 5- 5
limit tritone,[5] ​1⁄6-comma meantone augmented fourth

595.03 G ♭ 361 : 256 192 : 28 Three-hundred-sixty-first harmonic play 19

600.00 F♯/G♭ 26/12 21/2=√2 Equal-tempered tritone play 2, 12 M

609.35 G ♭ 91 : 64 7×13 : 26 Ninety-first harmonic[5] play 13

609.78 G♭−[2] 64 : 45 26 : 32×5 Just tritone,[4] 2nd tritone,[6] 'false' fifth,[16] diminished fifth,[13] low 5-limit tritone,[5] 45th subharmonic play 5

611.73 F♯++ 729 : 512 36 : 2 9 Pythagorean tritone,[3][6] Pythagorean augmented fourth, high Pythagorean tritone[5] play 3

617.49 F♯ [2] 10 : 7 2×5 : 7 Greater septimal tritone, septimal tritone,[4][5] Euler's tritone[3] play 7

625.00 225/48 225/48 25 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

628.27 F ♯+ 23 : 16 23 : 24 Twenty-third harmonic,[5] classic diminished fifth[citation needed] play 23

631.28 G♭[2] 36 : 25 22×32 : 52 Just diminished fifth[5] play 5

646.99 F ♯+ 93 : 64 3×31 : 26 Ninety-third harmonic[5] play 31

648.68 G↓[2] 16 : 11 24 : 11 ` undecimal semi-diminished fifth[3] play 11

650.00 F /G 213/24 213/24 13 steps in 24 equal temperament play 24

665.51 G 47 : 32 47 : 25 Forty-seventh harmonic[5] play 47

675.00 29/16 227/48 27 steps in 48 equal temperament play 16, 48

262144 :
678.49 A −−− 218 : 311 Pythagorean diminished sixth[3][6] play 3
177147

680.45 G− 40 : 27 23×5 : 33 5-limit wolf fifth,[5] or diminished sixth, grave fifth,[3][6][11] imperfect fifth,[16] play 5

683.83 G 95 : 64 5×19 : 26 Ninety-fifth harmonic[5] play 19

E
684.82 12167 : 8192 233 : 213 12167th harmonic play 23
++

685.71 24/7 : 1 4 steps in 7 equal temperament play

691.20 3:2÷(81:80)1/2 2×51/2 : 3 Half-comma meantone perfect fifth play M

694.79 3:2÷(81:80)1/3 21/3×51/3 : 31/3 1​ ⁄3-comma meantone perfect fifth play M

695.81 3:2÷(81:80)2/7 21/7×52/7 : 31/7 2​ ⁄7-comma meantone perfect fifth play M

696.58 3:2÷(81:80)1/4 51/4 Quarter-comma meantone perfect fifth play M

697.65 3:2÷(81:80)1/5 31/5×51/5 : 21/5 1​ ⁄5-comma meantone perfect fifth play M

698.37 3:2÷(81:80)1/6 31/3×51/6 : 21/3 1​ ⁄6-comma meantone perfect fifth play M

700.00 G 27/12 27/12 Equal-tempered perfect fifth play 12 M

701.89 231/53 231/53 53-TET perfect fifth play 53

701.96 G[2] 3:2 3:2 Perfect fifth,[3][5][16] Pythagorean perfect fifth, Just perfect fifth or diapente,[4] fifth,[14] Just fifth[11] play 3 S

702.44 224/41 224/41 41-TET perfect fifth play 41

703.45 217/29 217/29 29-TET perfect fifth play 29

719.90 97 : 64 97 : 26 Ninety-seventh harmonic[5] play 97

720.00 23/5 : 1 3 steps in 5 equal temperament play 5

721.51 A − 1024 : 675 210 : 33×52 Narrow diminished sixth[3] play 5

725.00 229/48 229/48 29 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

729.22 G - 32 : 21 24 : 3×7 21st subharmonic,[5][6] septimal diminished sixth play 7

733.23 F + 391 : 256 17×23 : 28 Three-hundred-ninety-first harmonic play 23

737.65 A ♭+ 49 : 32 7×7 : 25 Forty-ninth harmonic[5] play 7

743.01 A 192 : 125 26×3 : 53 Classic diminished sixth[3] play 5

750.00 G /A 215/24 215/24 15 steps in 24 equal temperament play 24

755.23 G↑ 99 : 64 32×11 : 26 Ninety-ninth harmonic[5] play 11

764.92 A ♭[2] 14 : 9 2×7 : 32 Septimal minor sixth[3][5] play 7

772.63 G♯ 25 : 16 52 : 2 4 Just augmented fifth[5][16] play

775.00 231/48 231/48 31 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

781.79 π:2 Wallis product play

782.49 G ↑-[2] 11 : 7 11 : 7 Undecimal minor sixth,[5] undecimal augmented fifth,[3] Fibonacci numbers play 11

789.85 101 : 64 101 : 26 Hundred-first harmonic[5] play 101

792.18 A♭−[2] 128 : 81 27 : 3 4 Pythagorean minor sixth,[3][5][6] 81st subharmonic play 3

798.40 A ♭+ 203 : 128 7×29 : 27 Two-hundred-third harmonic play 29

800.00 G♯/A♭ 28/12 22/3 Equal-tempered minor sixth play 3, 12 M

806.91 G ♯ 51 : 32 3×17 : 25 Fifty-first harmonic[5] play 17

813.69 A♭[2] 8:5 23 : 5 Just minor sixth[3][4][11][16] play 5

815.64 G♯++ 6561 : 4096 38 : 212 Pythagorean augmented fifth,[3][6] Pythagorean 'schismatic' sixth[5] play 3

823.80 103 : 64 103 : 26 Hundred-third harmonic[5] play 103

825.00 211/16 233/48 33 steps in 48 equal temperament play 16, 48

832.18 G ♯+ 207 : 128 32×23 : 27 Two-hundred-seventh harmonic play 23

833.09 51/2+1 : 2 φ:1 Golden ratio (833 cents scale) play

833.11 233 : 144 233 : 24×32 Golden ratio approximation (833 cents scale) play 233

835.19 A♭+ 81 : 50 34 : 2×52 Acute minor sixth[3] play 5

840.53 A ♭[2] 13 : 8 13 : 23 Tridecimal neutral sixth,[3] overtone sixth,[5] thirteenth harmonic play 13

848.83 A ♭↑ 209 : 128 11×19 : 27 Two-hundred-ninth harmonic play 19

850.00 G /A 217/24 217/24 Equal-tempered neutral sixth play 24

852.59 A↓+[2] 18 : 11 2×32 : 11 Undecimal neutral sixth,[3][5] Zalzal's neutral sixth play 11

857.09 A + 105 : 64 3×5×7 : 26 Hundred-fifth harmonic[5] play 7

857.14 25/7 25/7 5 steps in 7 equal temperament play 7

862.85 A− 400 : 243 24×52 : 35 Grave major sixth[3] play 5

873.50 A 53 : 32 53 : 25 Fifty-third harmonic[5] play 53

875.00 235/48 235/48 35 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

879.86 A↓ 128 : 77 27 : 7×11 77th subharmonic[5][6] play 11

882.40 B −−− 32768 : 19683 215 : 39 Pythagorean diminished seventh[3][6] play 3

884.36 A[2] 5:3 5:3 Just major sixth,[3][4][5][11][16] Bohlen-Pierce sixth,[3] ​1⁄3-comma meantone major sixth play 5 M

889.76 107 : 64 107 : 26 Hundred-seventh harmonic[5] play 107

B
892.54 6859 : 4096 193 : 212 6859th harmonic play 19

900.00 A 29/12 23/4 Equal-tempered major sixth play 4, 12 M

902.49 A 32 : 19 25 : 19 19th subharmonic[5][6] play 19

905.87 A+[2] 27 : 16 33 : 2 4 Pythagorean major sixth[3][5][11][16] play 3

921.82 109 : 64 109 : 26 Hundred-ninth harmonic[5] play 109

925.00 237/48 237/48 37 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

925.42 B −[2] 128 : 75 27 : 3×52 Just diminished seventh,[16] diminished seventh,[5][13] 75th subharmonic play 5

925.79 A + 437 : 256 19×23 : 28 Four-hundred-thirty-seventh harmonic play 23

933.13 A [2] 12 : 7 22×3 : 7 Septimal major sixth[3][4][5] play 7

937.63 A↑ 55 : 32 5×11 : 25 Fifty-fifth harmonic[5][20] play 11

950.00 A /B 219/24 219/24 19 steps in 24 equal temperament play 24

953.30 A ♯+ 111 : 64 3×37 : 26 Hundred-eleventh harmonic[5] play 37

955.03 A♯[2] 125 : 72 53 : 23×32 Just augmented sixth[5] play 5

957.21 (3 : 2)15/11 315/11 : 215/11 15 steps in Beta scale play 18.75

960.00 24/5 24/5 4 steps in 5 equal temperament play 5

968.83 B ♭[2] 7:4 7 : 22 Septimal minor seventh,[4][5][11] harmonic seventh,[3][11] augmented sixth[citation needed] play 7

975.00 213/16 239/48 39 steps in 48 equal temperament play 16, 48

976.54 A♯+[2] 225 : 128 32×52 : 27 Just augmented sixth[16] play 5

984.21 113 : 64 113 : 26 Hundred-thirteenth harmonic[5] play 113

play
996.09 B♭−[2] 16 : 9 24 : 3 2 Pythagorean minor seventh,[3] Small just minor seventh,[4] lesser minor seventh,[16] just minor seventh,[11] 3
Pythagorean small minor seventh[5]

999.47 B ♭ 57 : 32 3×19 : 25 Fifty-seventh harmonic[5] play 19

1000.00 A♯/B♭ 210/12 25/6 Equal-tempered minor seventh play 6, 12 M

1014.59 A ♯+ 115 : 64 5×23 : 26 Hundred-fifteenth harmonic[5] play 23

1017.60 B♭[2] 9:5 32 : 5 Greater just minor seventh,[16] large just minor seventh,[4][5] Bohlen-Pierce seventh[3] play 5

1019.55 A♯+++ 59049 : 32768 310 : 215 Pythagorean augmented sixth[3][6] play 3

1025.00 241/48 241/48 41 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

1028.57 26/7 26/7 6 steps in 7 equal temperament play 7

1029.58 B ♭ 29 : 16 29 : 24 Twenty-ninth harmonic,[5] minor seventh[citation needed] play 29

1035.00 B↓[2] 20 : 11 22×5 : 11 Lesser undecimal neutral seventh, large minor seventh[3] play 11

1039.10 B♭+ 729 : 400 36 : 24×52 Acute minor seventh[3] play 5

1044.44 B ♭ 117 : 64 32×13 : 26 Hundred-seventeenth harmonic[5] play 13

1044.86 B ♭- 64 : 35 26 : 5×7 35th subharmonic,[5] septimal neutral seventh[6] play 7

1049.36 B↑♭−[2] 11 : 6 11 : 2×3 21

​ ⁄4-tone or Undecimal neutral seventh,[3] undecimal 'median' seventh[5] play 11

1050.00 A /B 221/24 27/8 Equal-tempered neutral seventh play 8, 24

1059.17 59 : 32 59 : 25 Fifty-ninth harmonic[5] play 59

1066.76 B− 50 : 27 2×52 : 33 Grave major seventh[3] play 5

1071.70 B ♭- 13 : 7 13 : 7 Tridecimal neutral seventh[21] play 13

1073.78 B 119 : 64 7×17 : 26 Hundred-nineteenth harmonic[5] play 17

1075.00 243/48 243/48 43 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

1086.31 C′♭−− 4096 : 2187 212 : 37 Pythagorean diminished octave[3][6] play 3

1088.27 B[2] 15 : 8 3×5 : 23 Just major seventh,[3][5][11][16] small just major seventh,[4] ​1⁄6-comma meantone major seventh play 5

1095.04 C ♭ 32 : 17 25 : 17 17th subharmonic[5][6] play 17

1100.00 B 211/12 211/12 Equal-tempered major seventh play 12 M

1102.64 B↑↑♭- 121 : 64 112 : 26 Hundred-twenty-first harmonic[5] play 11

1107.82 C′♭− 256 : 135 28 : 33×5 Octave − major chroma,[3] 135th subharmonic, narrow diminished octave[citation needed] play 5

1109.78 B+[2] 243 : 128 35 : 2 7 Pythagorean major seventh[3][5][6][11] play 3

1116.88 61 : 32 61 : 25 Sixty-first harmonic[5] play 61

1125.00 215/16 245/48 45 steps in 48 equal temperament play 16, 48

1129.33 C′♭[2] 48 : 25 24×3 : 52 Classic diminished octave,[3][6] large just major seventh[4] play 5

1131.02 B 123 : 64 3×41 : 26 Hundred-twenty-third harmonic[5] play 41

1137.04 B 27 : 14 33 : 2×7 Septimal major seventh[5] play 7

1138.04 C ♭ 247 : 128 13×19 : 27 Two-hundred-forty-seventh harmonic play 19

1145.04 B 31 : 16 31 : 24 Thirty-first harmonic,[5] augmented seventh[citation needed] play 31

1146.73 C↓ 64 : 33 26 : 3×11 33rd subharmonic[6] play 11

1150.00 B /C 223/24 223/24 23 steps in 24 equal temperament play 24

1151.23 C 35 : 18 5×7 : 2×32 Septimal supermajor seventh, septimal quarter tone inverted play 7

1158.94 B♯[2] 125 : 64 53 : 2 6 Just augmented seventh,[5] 125th harmonic play 5

1172.74 C + 63 : 32 32×7 : 25 Sixty-third harmonic[5] play 7

1175.00 247/48 247/48 47 steps in 48 equal temperament play 48

1178.49 C′− 160 : 81 25×5 : 34 Octave − syntonic comma,[3] semi-diminished octave[citation needed] play 5

1179.59 B ↑ 253 : 128 11×23 : 27 Two-hundred-fifty-third harmonic[5] play 23

1186.42 127 : 64 127 : 26 Hundred-twenty-seventh harmonic[5] play 127

1200.00 C′ 2:1 2:1 Octave[3][11] or diapason[4] play 1, 12 3 M S

531441 :
1223.46 B♯+++ 312 : 218 Pythagorean augmented seventh[3][6] play 3
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1525.86 21/2+1 Silver ratio play

1901.96 G′ 3:1 3:1 Tritave or just perfect twelfth play 3

2400.00 C″ 4:1 22 : 1 Fifteenth or two octaves play 1, 12 3 M

3986.31 E‴ 10 : 1 5×2 : 1 Decade, compound just major third play 5 M

See also [ edit ]

List of chord progressions

List of meantone intervals
List of musical scales and modes

Notes [ edit ]

a. ^ a b c d Maneri-Sims notation

References [ edit ]

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Music Review, v. 22, pt. 1-2. (Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK: Routledge): p.13. aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az Lodge Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 1902636465.
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External links [ edit ]

"Names of seven-limit commas" , XenHarmony.org. (Archived copy )

"Anatomy of an Octave" , KyleGann.com.
"List of Overtones ", Xenharmonic.Wikispaces.com.
"All Known Musical Intervals " (by Dale Pond), Svpvril.com.

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