- major tone
- major tone nounAn interval of vibration ratio 8:9• • •Main Entry: ↑major
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Major second — See also: Minor second and Diminished third major second Inverse minor seventh Name Other names whole tone, whole step Abbreviation M2 … Wikipedia
Major fourth — In music, a major fourth ( Play (help·info)) is the interval from the quarter tone scale, named by Ivan Wyschnegradsky, between the perfect fourth (500 cents) and the augmented fourth (600 cents) and thus 550 cents. It inverts to a … Wikipedia
Major seventh — Play (help· … Wikipedia
Major sixth — Inverse minor third Name Other names septimal major sixth, supermajor sixth Abbreviation M6 Size Semitones … Wikipedia
Major scale — Major scales In music theory, the major scale or Ionian scale is one of the diatonic scales. It is made up of seven distinct notes, plus an eighth which duplicates the first an octave higher. In solfege these notes correspond to the syllables Do … Wikipedia
Major Locrian scale — Major Locrian on C Play (help· … Wikipedia
Major third — Inverse Minor sixth Name Other names Abbreviation M3 Size Semitones 4 … Wikipedia
Major limma — on C Play (help … Wikipedia
Major chord — major triad Component intervals from root perfect fifth major third root … Wikipedia
Major — Ma jor, [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. majeur. Cf. {Master}, {Mayor}, {Magnitude}, {More}, a.] 1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
