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A '''tritone''' is an interval that spans | A '''tritone''' is an interval that spans approximately half an octave (logarithmically). There are two different types of tritones in the diatonic scale: | ||
* '''augmented fourths (A4)''' span 4 degrees or 3 steps of the diatonic scale; an augmented fourth is found between the 4th and 7th notes of the major scale | |||
* '''diminished fifths (d5)''' span 5 degrees or 4 steps of the diatonic scale; a diminished fifth is found between the 2nd and 6th notes of the minor scale | |||
More generally, an interval close to 600 cents in size can be called a tritone. | |||
As such, this article covers intervals from 560 to 640 cents, but intervals between 540-560 and 640-660 cents have been "grandfathered in" due to the fact that superfourths and subfifths were not originally given their own articles. | == As an interval region == | ||
As an [[interval region]], a tritone is typically near 600 [[cent]]s in size. A rough tuning range for the tritone is about 560 to 640 cents according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions. ''Tritone'' in this sense can also refer to the semi-octave, a tritone of exactly 600 cents found in every even [[edo]], due to the fact that it is [[2edo|1\2edo]]. | |||
For the sake of fully covering the range of intervals within the octave, this page also covers '''semiaugmented fourths''' of about 550 cents, and '''semidiminished fifths''' of about 650 cents. Note that these are not conventionally considered tritones, and are included here for simplicity and for having more than one pair of simple ratios to use in the edo section. More info may be found at [[semiaugmented fourth]] and [[semidiminished fifth]]. As such, this article covers intervals from 560 to 640 cents, but intervals between 540-560 and 640-660 cents have been "grandfathered in" due to the fact that superfourths and subfifths were not originally given their own articles. | |||
=== In MOS scales === | |||
Intervals between 545 and 654 cents generate the following [[mos]] scales: | |||
These tables start from the last monolarge [[mos]] generated by the interval range. | |||
Scales with more than 12 notes are not included. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Range | |||
! colspan="6" | Mos | |||
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| 545–654{{c}} | |||
| [[1L 1s]] | |||
| [[2L 1s]] | |||
| [[2L 3s]] | |||
| [[2L 5s]] | |||
| [[2L 7s]] | |||
| [[2L 9s]] | |||
|} | |||
== As a diatonic interval category == | |||
As a diatonic interval category, an augmented fourth is an interval that spans three scale steps in the [[5L 2s|diatonic]] scale with the augmented (wider) quality. It is generated by stacking 6 fifths [[Octave reduction|octave reduced]], and depending on the specific tuning, it ranges from 514 to 720 [[Cent|¢]] ([[7edo|3\7]] to [[5edo|3\5]]). | |||
A diminished fifth is its enharmonic equivalent and octave complement, and spans four scale steps in the diatonic scale with the diminished (narrower) quality. It is generated by stacking 6 fourths octave reduced, and ranges from 480 to 686 [[Cent|¢]] ([[5edo|2\5]] to [[7edo|4\7]]). | |||
In [[just intonation]], an interval may be classified as a tritone if it is reasonably mapped to 6 steps of the chromatic scale. Formally, this is 12\24, which is used as opposed to [[12edo]]'s 6\12 to better capture the characteristics of many intervals in the [[11-limit|11-]] and [[13-limit]]. Augmented fourths are further mapped to 3 steps of the diatonic scale (3\7) and diminished fifths are mapped to 4 steps of the diatonic scale (4\7). | |||
Both tritones can be stacked with each other to form an octave. | |||
In TAMNAMs, the tritones are called the '''augmented 3-diastep''' and '''diminished 4-diastep''' for the augmented fourth and diminished fifth respectively. | |||
=== Scale info === | |||
The diatonic scale contains one augmented fourth and one diminished fifth. In the Ionian mode, the augmented fourth is found on the fourth degree, and the diminished fifth is found on the seventh degree. | |||
== In just intonation == | == In just intonation == | ||
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== In edos == | == In edos == | ||
The following table lists the tunings of 11/8, 7/5, and their octave complements, as well as other tritones if present, in various significant [[edo]]s. Note that many edos map 7/5 and 10/7 to the semioctave. | The following table lists the tunings of 11/8, 7/5, and their octave complements, as well as other tritones if present, in various significant [[edo]]s. Note that many edos map 7/5 and 10/7 to the [[semioctave]]. | ||
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== In regular temperaments == | == In regular temperaments == | ||
=== 1/2-octave temperaments === | |||
Temperaments involving tritones often involve tempering a pair of tritones together. As such, each pair of tritones has a corresponding temperament, which equates both tritones to the semioctave: | Temperaments involving tritones often involve tempering a pair of tritones together. As such, each pair of tritones has a corresponding temperament, which equates both tritones to the semioctave: | ||
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Note that sometimes, tritones ''are'' used as generators, utilizing the small commas between the tritone pairs to approximate some other interval. The two simplest tritones, 11/8 and 7/5, also happen to be rather far from the semioctave, and as such are rather useful for this purpose: | Note that sometimes, tritones ''are'' used as generators, utilizing the small commas between the tritone pairs to approximate some other interval. The two simplest tritones, 11/8 and 7/5, also happen to be rather far from the semioctave, and as such are rather useful for this purpose: | ||
=== Other temperaments === | |||
==== Temperaments that use 11/8 as a generator ==== | |||
In 13edo, 11/8 and 16/11 map to the tritones 6\13 and 7\13, respectively, and are valid generators for it. Furthermore, although 12\26 is not valid as a generator for 26edo with a whole-octave period, it ''is'' valid with a half-octave period, for a temperament analogous to [[Injera]] but substituting 11/8 for 4/3. | |||
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==== Temperaments that use 7/5 as a generator ==== | |||
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== Tritones as approximations of the semioctave == | == Tritones as approximations of the semioctave == | ||
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However, it is possible for a tuning system to have an even number of notes and a pair of tritones that is not the same as the semioctave. | However, it is possible for a tuning system to have an even number of notes and a pair of tritones that is not the same as the semioctave. | ||
An example of a tuning system having an even number of notes and a pair of tritones that is not the same as the semioctave is [[26edo]]. In [[flattone]] tuning systems such as 26edo, 11/8 is C–F♯, which is the lesser tritone mapping to 12\26 (not the semioctave 13\26); 16/11 is C–G♭, which is the greater tritone mapping to 14\26. Note that these tritones are not necessarily valid generators for tuning systems analogous to flattone but substituting 11/8 for [[4/3]]; for instance, these are not valid generators for 26edo with a whole-octave period, because they instead produce [[13edo]]. | An example of a tuning system having an even number of notes and a pair of tritones that is not the same as the semioctave is [[26edo]]. In [[flattone]] tuning systems such as 26edo, 11/8 is C–F♯, which is the lesser tritone mapping to 12\26 (not the semioctave 13\26); 16/11 is C–G♭, which is the greater tritone mapping to 14\26. Note that these tritones are not necessarily valid generators for tuning systems analogous to flattone but substituting 11/8 for [[4/3]]; for instance, these are not valid generators for 26edo with a whole-octave period, because they instead produce [[13edo]].{{Navbox intervals}} | ||
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