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-'''27/16'''
+{{Infobox Interval
-|-4 3&gt;
+| Name = Pythagorean major sixth
+| Color name = w6, wa 6th
+| Sound = jid_27_16_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3
+}}
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+The '''Pythagorean major sixth''', '''27/16''', may be reached by stacking three perfect fifths ([[3/2]]) and reducing by one [[octave]]. Compared to the more typical [[5/3]] - with which it is conflated in [[meantone]] - this interval is more [[dissonant]], with a [[harmonic entropy]] level roughly on par with that of [[6/5]].  While many musicians prefer to use 5/3 as the major sixth interval above the [[tonic]] in a [[diatonic]] context even in non-meantone settings, [[Aura]] is known to prefer this interval in those same contexts, though he still uses 5/3 as major sixth interval between certain non-tonic notes.
-[[File:jid_27_16_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3]] [[:File:jid_27_16_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3|sound sample]]
+== See also ==
+* [[32/27]] – its [[octave complement]]
+* [[Gallery of just intervals]]
+* [[Pythagorean tuning]]
-The Pythagorean major sixth, 27/16, may be reached by stacking three perfect fifths ([[3/2|3/2]]) (and reducing by one octave).
+[[Category:Sixth]]
-[[Category:todo:expand]]
+[[Category:Major sixth]]
+{{todo| expand }}