Minor 6th
8 semitones — dark and yearning, the inversion of the major 3rd
Degree ♭6Solfège: leNotation: m6
The minor 6th is an interval of 8 semitones — the inversion of the major 3rd. It is mildly dissonant — dark and yearning. Absent from both the major and minor pentatonics, it is a signature note of aeolian (distinguishing it from dorian) and of phrygian.