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Major and Perfect Interval Basics

Intervals which occur between the tonic note of a scale and each degree of that scale may be described as perfect (P) or major (M). P1 M2 M3
Major 3rd

P4
Perfect 4th

P5
Perfect 5th

M6

&

Perfect Unison Major 2nd

w w
unison

1 whole step

w w

2 whole steps 2 1/2 whole steps 3 1/2 whole steps 4 1/2 whole steps 5 1/2 whole steps

w w

w w

Major 6th

M7

Major 7th

P8

Perfect Octave

6 whole steps

________________________________________________________________________________ Name each interval. Make sure to indicate if it is major (M) or perfect (P).
Examples

&

? & ? ? &

M3

w w

P5

___

w w

w w

___

w w

w w w w

bbw w
P4

ww
___

ww
M2

bw w

#w w

M3

M6

w w

___

___

# # ww
___

___

ww
___

##w w
___

bw bw
___

bbw w

___

bw bw ___ bbw w w w
___ ___

#w w
___

w w

#w w
___ ___

#w w

#w w bw w w w

___

___

ww
___

ww

#w w

___

bw w

#w #w
___

___

___

___

#w w

___

w w

___

w w

___

ww
___

___

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Minor Interval Basics

M3 A minor interval is created by decreasing a major interval by 1/2 step.
Examples

m3

& w w
m6

Major 3rd

minor 3rd

bw w

M3

Major 3rd

w w

minor 3rd

#w w

m3

m2

M2

m3
minor 3rd

M3

& w bw
1 half step

minor 2nd

1 whole step

w w

Major 2nd

1-1/2 whole steps

w bw

2 whole steps

w w

Major 3rd

minor 6th

4 whole steps 4-1/2 whole steps 5 whole steps 5-1/2 whole steps

bw

M6

Major 6th

m7

minor 7th

bw

M7

Major 7th

________________________________________________________________________________ Name each interval. Make sure to indicate if it is major (M) or minor (m).
Examples

&

#w w
m3

M6

w w

bw w

m6

m3

w w

bw bw
m7

b ww
m2

& ? & ?

#w w w w

#w w
___

___

ww
___

bw bw bw w bw w

___

ww

ww w w

___

w w

___

w bw

___

___

b ww
___

#w w
___

___

___

___

w w

#w w
___

___

##w w bw w
___

___

# ww
___

w w
___

# ww
___

bw w

w w
___

___

___

___

w w

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Diminished Interval Basics

m3 A diminished interval is created by decreasing a perfect interval or a minor interval by 1/2 step.
Examples

dim 3
diminished 3rd

& w w
dim 5

minor 3rd

bw w

?
dim 7

P5

Perfect 5th diminished 5th

w w

bw w

dim 5

&

#w bw
unison

dim 2

#w bw w w

dim 3

1 whole step

#w w

dim 4

2 whole steps

#w

dim 6

3 whole steps

3-1/2 whole steps

#w

bw

4-1/2 whole steps

#w

bw

dim 8

5-1/2 whole steps

#w

________________________________________________________________________________ Name each interval. Make sure to indicate if it is diminished (dim), perfect (P) or minor (m).

&
1

Examples

bw w

dim 5

P4

w #w

dim 8

dim 3

bw w

ww
m2

dim 6

bw w

& ? & ?

#bw w #w w
___ ___

bw bw

___

bw w #w w

bw w

bw w

___

bw w bw w

b ww
___

___

bw w

___

bbw w

___

___

bw w
___

___

bbw w bw w
___

#w w

ww
___

___

___

bw w

# b ww
___

b ww
___

___

# ww
___

bw w

___

___

___

w w

___

#w w

___

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Augmented Interval Basics

M3 An augmented interval is created by increasing a perfect interval or a major interval by 1/2 step.
Examples

aug 3

& bw w

Major 3rd augmented 3rd

b#w w w

P5

Perfect 5th augmented 5th

w w

#w w

aug 5

&

aug 1

1 half step

w #w

1-1/2 whole steps 2-1/2 whole steps 3 whole steps

w #w

aug 2

w #w

aug 3

#w w #w w

aug 4

aug 5

aug 6

#w

aug 7

4 whole steps

5 whole steps

6 whole steps

#w

aug 8

6-1/2 whole steps

#w

________________________________________________________________________________ Name each interval. Make sure to indicate if it is augmented (aug), perfect (P) or Major (M).

& bbw w
P5

& ? & ?

#w w
___

#w b w w w

#w w

aug 5

aug 4

w# w
aug 1

#w w

aug 8

bw w
P4

w w

___

#w w

___

b # ww
___

w# w w bw
___

___

#w w

___

# ww
___

#w w

#w w

#w w bbw w #w w
___

b#w w bw w

___

___

#w w
___

___

ww

bw w

___

___

#w b w w bw

___

___

___

___

w w

# ww
___

#w w

___

___

___

___

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Major, Minor and Perfect Intervals I

Name these intervals. Use "M" for major intervals, "m" for minor intervals and "P" for perfect intervals. Example

& w w
_____

bbw w

P5

________________________________________________________________________________

& & &

_____

w w

&

_____

w w

? & & & ?

&

w w
_____

_____

bw w

? ? ?

ww
_____

_____

bw w

? ? ?

_____

#w w w w

_____

w bw

10

bw w
_____

11

_____

#w w

12

_____

13

& ? ?

_____

#w w

14

w w
_____

15

b ww
_____

16

_____

w w

17

bbw w
_____

18

& &

_____

w w

19

bw w
_____

20

& &

_____

bw w

21

_____

w w

22

_____

bw w

23

bbw w
_____

24

_____

bw w

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Major, Minor and Perfect Intervals II

Name these intervals. Use "M" for major intervals, "m" for minor intervals and Example

&

M3

w w

________________________________________________________________________________

& ? &

_____

w w

w w
_____

& & ? & &

_____

w w

&

_____

bw w

bw bw
_____

? & ?

bw w
_____

bw bw

& & ?

_____

_____

#w w w w

_____

w w

10

bbw w

11

bw w
_____

12

_____

_____

13

? & ?

w w
_____

14

_____

bw w

15

_____

w w

16

_____

w w

17

bw bw

18

? ?

_____

##w w w w

19

#w w
_____

20

? &

w w
_____

_____

21

_____

w w

22

23

&

_____

_____

w bw

24

bw w
_____

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Major, Minor and Perfect Intervals III

Name these intervals. Use "M" for major intervals, "m" for minor intervals and Example

&

bw w

m3

________________________________________________________________________________

? & ?

_____

w w

bw w
_____

& ?

bw w
_____

&

bbw w
_____

_____

#w w

& & ?

##w w bw bw

_____

_____

#w w

& ? &

_____

bw w

bw w
_____

10

11

_____

& ##w w ?

12

_____

_____

w w w w

13

& ? &

_____

w w

14

bw w
_____

15

w w
_____

16

_____

17

_____

w bw

18

? ?

w w
_____

19

& ##w w

20

& &

_____

_____

bw w

21

_____

bw w

22

bbw w

23

? ##w w
_____

24

_____

_____

w w

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Major, Minor and Perfect Intervals IV

Write the note above the given note which completes the interval. Example

&

bw w

m6

________________________________________________________________________________

& & ?

P5

w w

w
m3

& ? & ? &

M6

&

m7

M3

& & ?

M6

bw w

P4

& ? &

bw

M7

w
m3

10

11

P8

m6

12

w
P5

13

& ? ?

M2

14

w
P4

15

16

M6

m2

17

M7

18

& &

19

m6

w w

P4

20

? &

bw w

M3

21

#w

22

23

24

M6

P8

bw

m7

M3

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Major, Minor and Perfect Intervals V

Write the note above the given note which completes the interval. Example

&

M7

w w

________________________________________________________________________________

? ? ?

bw bw w

M6

&

m7

? & & & &

w
P4

P8

M7

& ? &

bw

m6

m7

w w w

? & ?

m2

10

M3

M2

11

12

P4

bw

m3

13

? & &

bw
P4

14

15

16

m6

w
P4

M7

17

M6

18

? &

M7

19

M3

20

& ?

bw

m6

21

22

23

M7

#w

M3

&

#w

24

m6

M6

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Major, Minor and Perfect Intervals VI

Write the note above the given note which completes the interval. Example

&

bw w

P4

________________________________________________________________________________

& ? &

m7

bw
m3

& & ? & &

bw #w

M7

&

bw w

m7

bw
P4

? ? ?

#w w

P5

M3

& & &

M6

10

11

m6

M7

M2

12

#w

m7

13

& ? ?

#w

14

m6

bw w

15

16

M7

bw

m6

bw w

M3

17

18

m7

& ?

19

20

m2

m7

& &

m3

21

bw
P4

22

#w

23

m6

&

M7

bw

24

#w

M3

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