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List of third intervals

Third interval may refer to one of the following musical intervals in equal-temperament tuning:major third minor third augmented third diminished third

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Third interval may refer to one of the following musical intervals in equal-temperament tuning:

Alternatively, it may apply to

Table of thirds in equal temperaments tuning

Number of
semitones
Minor, major,
or perfect
intervals
Short Augmented or
diminished
intervals
Short Widely used
alternative names
Short Audio
2 Major second M2 Diminished third d3 Tone, whole tone, whole step1 T1
3 Minor third m3 Augmented second A2
4 Major third M3 Diminished fourth d4
5 Perfect fourth P4 Augmented third A3
See also

See also

Notes

Notes

  1. The terms tone, whole tone, and whole step refer only to major seconds (M2)
References

References