Intervals
The distance between two notes — the building block of every scale and chord. Pick a root and tap any interval to hear it.
Root
Quality & Size
Intervals are categorized by quality and size:
PerfectUnison, 4th, 5th, Octave
Major / Minor2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th
Augmented+1 semitone from perfect/major
Diminished−1 semitone from perfect/minor
Consonance
How intervals sound when played together — try the Harmonic mode:
Consonant
Stable, pleasing, resolved
- • Perfect Unison
- • Major/Minor 3rd
- • Perfect 5th
- • Major/Minor 6th
- • Perfect Octave
Dissonant
Tense, needs resolution
- • Minor 2nd
- • Major 2nd
- • Tritone
- • Major/Minor 7th