Interval dictionary

This page gives examples of various intervals sorted from smallest to largest.

Reference pitch: C8 B7 A7 G7 F7 E7 D7 C7 B6 A6 G6 F6 E6 D6 C6 B5 A5 G5 F5 E5 D5 C5 B4 A4 G4 F4 E4 D4 C4 B3 A3 G3 F3 E3 D3 C3 B2 A2 G2 F2 E2 D2 C2 B1 A1 G1 F1 E1 D1 C1 B0 A0 Tempo: Instrument: Acoustic grand piano Bright acoustic piano Electric grand piano Honky-tonk piano Electric piano 1 Electric piano 2 Harpsichord Clavi Celesta Glockenspiel Music box Vibraphone Marimba Xylophone Tubular bells Dulcimer Drawbar organ Percussive organ Rock organ Pipe organ Reed organ Accordion Harmonica Tango Accordion Nylon acoustic guitar Steel acoustic guitar Jazz electric guitar Clean electric guitar Muted eletric guitar Overdriven guitar Distortion guitar Guitar harmonics Acoustic bass Fingered electric bass Picked electric bass Fretless bass Slap bass 1 Slap bass 2 Synth bass 1 Synth bass 2 Violin Viola Cello Contrabass Tremolo strings Pizzicato strings Orchestral harp Timpani String ensemble 1 String ensemble 2 Synth strings 1 Synth strings 2 Choir aahs Choir oohs Synth voice Orchestra hit Trumpet Trombone Tuba Muted trumpet French horn Brass section Synth brass 1 Synth brass 2 Soprano sax Alto sax Tenor sax Baritone sax Oboe English horn Bassoon Clarinet Piccolo Flute Recorder Pan flute Blown bottle Shakuhachi Whistle Ocarina Square lead Sawtooth lead Calliope lead Chiff lead Charang lead Voice lead Fifths lead Base + lead New age pad Warm pad Polysynth pad Choir pad Bowed pad Metallic pad Halo pad Sweep pad Rain Soundtrack Cystal Atmosphere Brightness Goblins Echoes Sci-fi Sitar Banjo Shamisen Koto Kalimba Bagpipe Fiddle Shanai Tinkle bell Agogo Steel drums Woodblock Taiko drum Melodic tom Synth drum Reverse cymbal Guitar fret noise Breath noise Seashore Bird tweet Telephone ring Helicopter Applause Gunshot

Schisma (32805/32768, 1.95 cents)

Diaschisma (2048/2025, 19.55 cents)

Syntonic comma (81/80, 21.51 cents)

Pythagorean comma (531441/524288, 23.46 cents)

Septimal comma (64/63, 27.26 cents)

Diesis (128/125, 41.06 cents)

tridecimal comma (1053/1024, 48.35 cents)

Septimal quarter tone (36/35, 48.77 cents)

Equal-tempered quarter tone (50.00 cents)

Undecimal comma (33/32, 53.27 cents)

Lesser chromatic semitone (25/24, 70.67 cents)

Septimal minor second (21/20, 84.47 cents)

Greater chromatic semitone (135/128, 92.18 cents)

Just minor second (16/15, 111.73 cents)

Pythagorean minor second (256/243, 90.22 cents)

Pythagorean major second (9/8, 203.91 cents)

Supermajor second (8/7, 231.17 cents)

Septimal minor third (7/6, 266.87 cents)

Pythagorean minor third (32/27, 294.14 cents)

Just minor third (6/5, 315.64 cents)

Just major third (5/4, 386.31 cents)

Equal-tempered major third (400.00 cents)

Just perfect fourth (4/3, 498.05 cents)

Just diminished fifth (45/32, 590.22 cents)

Equal-tempered perfect fifth (700.00 cents)

Just perfect fifth (3/2, 701.96 cents)

Just minor sixth (8/5, 813.69 cents)

Just major sixth (5/3, 884.36 cents)

7-limit minor seventh (7/4, 968.83 cents)

Just minor seventh (9/5, 1017.60 cents)

Just major seventh (15/8, 1088.27 cents)

Perfect octave (2/1, 1200.00 cents)

See also

• List of intervals at the Huygens-Fokker Center for Microtonal Music
• Gallery of just intervals on the Xenharmonic Wiki.