minor sixth
English
Noun
minor sixth (plural minor sixths)
- (music) A musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of eight semitones and spanning six degrees of the diatonic scale. It is one semitone narrower than a major sixth and enharmonically equivalent to an augmented fifth.
- The minor sixth has a pitch ratio close to 27:17.
Abbreviations
- m6
See also
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