- A
semitone, also
called a
minor second, half step, or a half tone, is the
smallest musical interval commonly used in
Western tonal music, and it is considered...
- as
scale steps. The
smallest of
these intervals is a
semitone.
Intervals smaller than a
semitone are
called microtones. They can be
formed using the notes...
-
Every octave is made of
twelve steps called semitones. A jump from the
lowest semitone to the
highest semitone in one
octave doubles the
frequency (for example...
- scales. For instance, in a
chromatic scale each
scale step
represents a
semitone interval,
while a
major scale is
defined by the
interval pattern W–W–H–W–W–W–H...
-
defined as a
musical interval spanning three adjacent whole tones (six
semitones). For instance, the
interval from F up to the B
above it (in short, F–B)...
- four
semitones,
whereas the
minor third only
spans three. For example, the
interval from C to E is a
major third, as the note E lies four
semitones above...
- of the two. The
major sixth spans nine
semitones. Its
smaller counterpart, the
minor sixth,
spans eight semitones. For example, the
interval from C up to...
-
identified with the
ascending and
descending semitones and the
ascending and
descending perfect fifths. The
semitonal generator gives rise to the
chromatic circle...
-
abbreviated P5)
spans seven semitones,
while the
diminished fifth spans six and the
augmented fifth spans eight semitones. For example, the
interval from...
- guitars, each fret
represents one
semitone in the
standard western system, in
which one
octave is
divided into
twelve semitones. Fret is
often used as a verb...
