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{{Infobox Chord}}
{{Infobox Chord}}
'''27:32:40:48''' is a [[minor seventh chord]] found on the ii ({{Frac|5|4}}) of Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale ([[Zarlino]]), perhaps the most common 5-limit diatonic.
'''27:32:40:48''' is a [[minor seventh chord]] found on the ii ({{Frac|5|4}}) of Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale ([[Zarlino]]), perhaps the most common 5-limit diatonic. It is the only seventh chord in that scale to contain both a [[40/27]] ''grave fifth'' and a [[3/2]] ''perfect fifth''.
 
It is the only seventh chord in Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale to contain both a [[40/27]] ''grave fifth'' and a [[3/2]] ''perfect fifth''.


The [[meantone]] tuning of this chord is equivalent to the meantone tuning of [[10:12:15:18]].
The [[meantone]] tuning of this chord is equivalent to the meantone tuning of [[10:12:15:18]].


[[Category:Minor seventh chords|##]]
[[Category:Minor seventh chords|##]]