major sixth

English

Noun

major sixth (plural major sixths)

1. (music) A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 5/3. It is one chromatic semitone wider than a minor sixth. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of nine semitones, spans six degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished seventh.

Synonyms

• M6

Translations

a musical interval

• Maori: ono matua
• Russian: больша́я се́кста f (bolʹšája séksta)