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{{Infobox Interval | {{Infobox Interval | ||
| Name = supermajor sixth, septimal major sixth | |||
| Name = supermajor sixth, | |||
| Color name = r6, ru 6th | | Color name = r6, ru 6th | ||
| Sound = jid_12_7_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3 | | Sound = jid_12_7_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Wikipedia| Septimal major sixth }} | |||
In [[7-limit]] [[ | In [[7-limit]] [[just intonation]], '''12/7''' is the '''septimal (super)major sixth''' of about 933.1¢. It represents the interval between the 12th and 7th harmonics and appears in chords such as 4:5:7:9:12. It differs from the 5-limit major sixth of [[5/3]] by [[36/35]] – the septimal quartertone – a [[superparticular]] interval of about 48.8¢. It differs from the Pythagorean major sixth of [[27/16]] by [[64/63]] – Archytas' comma – about 27.3¢. And finally, it differs from the harmonic seventh of [[7/4]] by [[49/48]] – the large septimal diesis or slendro diesis – about 35.7¢. 12/7 is the inversion of the septimal subminor third of [[7/6]]. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[7/6]] – its [[octave complement]] | * [[7/6]] – its [[octave complement]] | ||
* [[ | * [[7/4]] – its [[twelfth complement]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Gallery of just intervals]] | ||
* [[:File:Ji-12-7-csound-foscil-220hz.mp3]] – an alternative sound sample | * [[:File:Ji-12-7-csound-foscil-220hz.mp3]] – an alternative sound sample | ||
[[Category:Sixth]] | [[Category:Sixth]] | ||
[[Category:Major sixth]] | [[Category:Major sixth]] | ||
[[Category:Supermajor sixth]] | [[Category:Supermajor sixth]] | ||
[[Category:Over-7 intervals]] | |||
[[Category:Over-7 | |||