German sixth chord: Difference between revisions
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Note the ~125/72 is simultaneously ~225/128, and the ~75/64 is simultaneously ~125/108. | Note the ~125/72 is simultaneously ~225/128, and the ~75/64 is simultaneously ~125/108. | ||
However, most [[meantone]] tunings | However, most [[meantone]] tunings have the augmented sixth placed near [[7/4]]. In the historically-prevalent [[quarter-comma meantone]], for example, it is tuned only a few cents shy of a just 7/4, so the meantone German sixth chord can be considered to approximate the [[harmonic seventh chord]]: | ||
* (Meantone) 1 – 5/4 – 3/2 – 7/4 with steps 5/4, 6/5, 7/6. | * (Meantone) 1 – 5/4 – 3/2 – 7/4 with steps 5/4, 6/5, 7/6. | ||