Major 6th

9 semitones — warm and sweet, the inversion of the minor 3rd

Degree 6Solfège: laNotation: M6

The major 6th is an interval of 9 semitones — the inversion of the minor 3rd. It is consonant — warm and gently bright. With the 2nd, it is one of the two notes added when expanding a major triad into the major pentatonic, and the raised 6th that distinguishes dorian from aeolian.

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