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- Major_third abstract "In classical music from Western culture, a third is a musical interval encompassing three staff positions (see Interval number for more details), and the major third (About this sound Play ) is a third spanning four semitones. Along with the minor third, the major third is one of two commonly occurring thirds. It is qualified as major because it is the larger of the two: the major third spans four semitones, the minor third three. For example, the interval from C to E is a major third, as the note E lies four semitones above C, and there are three staff positions from C to E. Diminished and augmented thirds span the same number of staff positions, but consist of a different number of semitones (two and five).The major third may be derived from the harmonic series as the interval between the fourth and fifth harmonics. The major scale is so named because of the presence of this interval between its tonic and mediant (1st and 3rd) scale degrees. The major chord also takes its name from the presence of this interval built on the chord's root (provided that the interval of a perfect fifth from the root is also present or implied).A major third in just intonation corresponds to a pitch ratio of 5:4 (About this sound play ) (fifth harmonic in relation to the fourth) or 386.31 cents; in equal temperament, a major third is equal to four semitones, a ratio of 21/3:1 (about 1.2599) or 400 cents, 13.69 cents wider than the 5:4 ratio. The older concept of a ditone (two 9:8 major seconds) made a dissonantly wide major third with the ratio 81:64 (About this sound play ). The septimal major third is 9:7, the undecimal major third is 14:11, and the tridecimal major third is 13:10.A helpful way to recognize a major third is to hum the first two notes of \"Kumbaya\" or of \"When the Saints Go Marching In\". A descending major third is heard at the starts of \"Goodnight, Ladies\" and \"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot\".In equal temperament three major thirds in a row are equal to an octave (for example, A♭ to C, C to E, and E to G♯; G♯ and A♭ represent the same note). This is sometimes called the \"circle of thirds\". In just intonation, however, three 5:4 major thirds are less than an octave. For example, three 5:4 major thirds from C is B♯ (C to E to G♯ to B♯). The difference between this just-tuned B♯ and C, like that between G♯ and A♭, is called a diesis, about 41 cents.The major third is classed as an imperfect consonance and is considered one of the most consonant intervals after the unison, octave, perfect fifth, and perfect fourth. In the common practice period, thirds were considered interesting and dynamic consonances along with their inverses the sixths, but in medieval times they were considered dissonances unusable in a stable final sonority.A diminished fourth is enharmonically equivalent to a major third (that is, it spans the same number of semitones). For example, B–D♯ is a major third; but if the same pitches are spelled B and E♭, the interval is instead a diminished fourth. B–E♭ occurs in the C harmonic minor scale.The major third is used in guitar tunings. For the standard tuning, only the interval between the 3rd and 2nd strings (G to B, respectively) is a major third; each of the intervals between the other pairs of consecutive strings is a perfect fourth. In an alternative tuning, the major-thirds tuning, each of the intervals are major thirds.".
- Major_third soundRecording Major_third__1.
- Major_third thumbnail Major_third_on_C.png?width=300.
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- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Augmented_third.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Augmented_triad.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink C_(musical_note).
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Category:Major_intervals.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Category:Thirds_(music).
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Cent_(music).
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Classical_music.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Common_practice_period.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Consonance_and_dissonance.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Decade_(log_scale).
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Degree_(music).
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Diesis.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Diminished_fourth.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Diminished_third.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Ditone.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Ear_training.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Enharmonic.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Equal_temperament.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Goodnight,_Ladies.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Guitar_tunings.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Harmonic_series_(music).
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Interval_(music).
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Just_intonation.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Kumbaya.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink List_of_meantone_intervals.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Major_chord.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Major_scale.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Major_thirds_tuning.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Mediant.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Medieval_music.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Minor_scale.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Minor_sixth.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Minor_third.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Musical_tuning.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Octave.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Perfect_fifth.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Perfect_fourth.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Root_(chord).
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Semitone.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Septimal_major_third.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Staff_(music).
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Swing_Low,_Sweet_Chariot.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Tonic_(music).
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Unison.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink Western_culture.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink When_the_Saints_Go_Marching_In.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink File:Comparison_of_major_thirds.png.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink File:Ditone_on_C.png.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLink File:Major_third_on_C.png.
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "(major) third".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "21/16".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "5/4".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "5:4".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "A".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "E".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "M3".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "Major third".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "Major_third".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "Third".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "ditone".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "ditonus".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "interval of the third".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "major third".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "major third's".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "major".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "major third".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "major-third".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "raised third".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "third".
- Major_third wikiPageWikiLinkText "thirds".
- Major_third abbreviation "M3".
- Major_third cents24tEqualTemperament "400".
- Major_third centsEqualTemperament "400".
- Major_third centsJustIntonation "386".
- Major_third complement Minor_sixth.
- Major_third description "The file plays middle C, followed by E , followed by both tones together.".
- Major_third filename "Third_ET.ogg".
- Major_third intervalClass "4".
- Major_third inverse Minor_sixth.
- Major_third justInterval "5".
- Major_third mainIntervalName "Major third".
- Major_third otherNames "-".
- Major_third semitones "4".
- Major_third title "Major third".
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- Major_third subject Category:Major_intervals.