Interval
Major 6th
Nine semitones. Inversion of the minor 3rd. Bright, open — a staple of jazz comping vocabulary.
Semitones
9
Frequency ratio
5:3
Listening examples
- NBC chimes (G-E-C — descending major 6th + minor 3rd)
- C → A on piano
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Adjacent intervals