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{{Infobox|Title=Diatonic major third|Data 5=400c|Data 8=[[Diminished 2-pentstep]]|Header 9=Daughter intervals|Header 8=Parent interval|Data 7=[[Minor 2-pelstep]], [[Minor 4-oneirostep]]|Data 6=[[Diatonic minor third]]|Header 7=Adjacent tunings|Header 6=Chromatically adjacent interval|Data 4=343c - 480c|Header 1=MOS|Data 3=+4 generators|Data 2=Major 2-diastep|Header 5=Basic tuning|Header 4=Tuning range|Header 3=Generator span|Header 2=Other names|Data 1=[[5L 2s]]|Data 9=[[M-chromatic minor 4-step]], [[P-chromatic major 4-step]]|Header 10=Associated just intervals|Data 10=[[5/4]], [[81/64]]}}
{{Infobox|Title=Diatonic major third|Data 5=400c|Data 8=[[Pentic diminished third]]|Header 9=Daughter intervals|Header 8=Parent interval|Data 7=[[Antidiatonic minor third]], [[oneirotonic minor fifth]]|Data 6=[[Diatonic minor third]]|Header 7=Adjacent tunings|Header 6=Chromatically adjacent interval|Data 4=343c - 480c|Header 1=MOS|Data 3=+4 generators|Data 2=Major 2-diastep|Header 5=Basic tuning|Header 4=Tuning range|Header 3=Generator span|Header 2=Other names|Data 1=[[5L 2s]]|Data 9=[[M-chromatic minor fifth]], [[P-chromatic major fifth]]|Header 10=Associated just intervals|Data 10=[[5/4]], [[81/64]]}}


In the diatonic scale, the '''major third''' is the major variant of the 2-diastep, or ''third.'' It is generated by stacking 4 [[Diatonic perfect fifth|diatonic perfect fifths]] and octave-reducing. It can be stacked with a [[diatonic minor third]] to form a perfect fifth, and as such is often involved in chord structures in diatonic harmony.
In the diatonic scale, the '''major third''' is the major variant of the 2-diastep, or ''third.'' It is generated by stacking 4 [[Diatonic perfect fifth|diatonic perfect fifths]] and octave-reducing. It can be stacked with a [[diatonic minor third]] to form a perfect fifth, and as such is often involved in chord structures in diatonic harmony.
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Being an abstract MOS degree, and not a specific interval, the diatonic major third doesn't have a fixed tuning, but instead has a range of ways it can be tuned, based on the tuning of the generator used in making the scale.
Being an abstract MOS degree, and not a specific interval, the diatonic major third doesn't have a fixed tuning, but instead has a range of ways it can be tuned, based on the tuning of the generator used in making the scale.


The tuning range of the diatonic major third ranges from 342.8 cents to 480 cents. Sharp of this, it becomes a [[minor 4-oneirostep]], and flat of this, it becomes a [[minor 2-pelstep]].
The tuning range of the diatonic major third ranges from 342.8 cents to 480 cents. Sharp of this, it becomes an [[oneirotonic minor fifth]], and flat of this, it becomes an [[antidiatonic minor third]].


The diatonic major third is itself a type of [[diminished 2-pentstep]], and contains the categories of [[m-chromatic minor 4-step]] and [[p-chromatic major 4-step]], corresponding to the flat-of-basic and sharp-of-basic tunings of the major third respectively.
The diatonic major third is itself a type of [[pentic diminished third]], and contains the categories of [[m-chromatic minor fifth]] and [[p-chromatic major fifth]], corresponding to the flat-of-basic and sharp-of-basic tunings of the major third respectively.
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|+Tunings of the major 2-diastep
|+Tunings of the major 2-diastep
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|[[Io]]
|[[Io]]
|[[33/32]]
|[[33/32]]
|Perfect 4-diastep ≈ 689c
|Perfect fifth ≈ 689c
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|-
|[[16/13]]
|[[16/13]]
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|[[Superflat]]
|[[Superflat]]
|[[1053/1024]]
|[[1053/1024]]
|Perfect 4-diastep ≈ 690c
|Perfect fifth ≈ 690c
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|-
|[[21/17]]
|[[21/17]]
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|Temperament of 459/448
|Temperament of 459/448
|459/448
|459/448
|Perfect 4-diastep ≈ 692c
|Perfect fifth ≈ 692c
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|-
|[[5/4]]
|[[5/4]]
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|[[Meantone]]
|[[Meantone]]
|[[81/80]]
|[[81/80]]
|Perfect 4-diastep ≈ 697c
|Perfect fifth ≈ 697c
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|-
|[[81/64]]
|[[81/64]]
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|[[Pythagorean tuning|Pythagorean]]
|[[Pythagorean tuning|Pythagorean]]
|[[1/1]]
|[[1/1]]
|Perfect 4-diastep ≈ 702c
|Perfect fifth ≈ 702c
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|-
|[[14/11]]
|[[14/11]]
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|[[Parapyth]]/[[Pentacircle]]
|[[Parapyth]]/[[Pentacircle]]
|[[896/891]]
|[[896/891]]
|Perfect 4-diastep ≈ 705c
|Perfect fifth ≈ 705c
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|-
|[[9/7]]
|[[9/7]]
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|[[Superpyth|Archy/Superpyth]]
|[[Superpyth|Archy/Superpyth]]
|[[64/63]]
|[[64/63]]
|Perfect 4-diastep ≈ 709c
|Perfect fifth ≈ 709c
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|-
|[[13/10]]
|[[13/10]]
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|[[Oceanfront]]/Temperament of 416/405
|[[Oceanfront]]/Temperament of 416/405
|[[416/405]]
|[[416/405]]
|Perfect 4-diastep ≈ 714c
|Perfect fifth ≈ 714c
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Latest revision as of 22:23, 25 February 2025

Diatonic major third
MOS 5L 2s
Other names Major 2-diastep
Generator span +4 generators
Tuning range 343c - 480c
Basic tuning 400c
Chromatically adjacent interval Diatonic minor third
Adjacent tunings Antidiatonic minor third, oneirotonic minor fifth
Parent interval Pentic diminished third
Daughter intervals M-chromatic minor fifth, P-chromatic major fifth
Associated just intervals 5/4, 81/64

In the diatonic scale, the major third is the major variant of the 2-diastep, or third. It is generated by stacking 4 diatonic perfect fifths and octave-reducing. It can be stacked with a diatonic minor third to form a perfect fifth, and as such is often involved in chord structures in diatonic harmony.

Name

In TAMNAMS, this interval is called the major 2-diastep. However, because the diatonic scale is the standard scale of Western theory, it is more commonly called a major third, such as in standard Western notation, chain-of-fifths notation and quasi-diatonic MOS notation.

Tunings

Being an abstract MOS degree, and not a specific interval, the diatonic major third doesn't have a fixed tuning, but instead has a range of ways it can be tuned, based on the tuning of the generator used in making the scale.

The tuning range of the diatonic major third ranges from 342.8 cents to 480 cents. Sharp of this, it becomes an oneirotonic minor fifth, and flat of this, it becomes an antidiatonic minor third.

The diatonic major third is itself a type of pentic diminished third, and contains the categories of m-chromatic minor fifth and p-chromatic major fifth, corresponding to the flat-of-basic and sharp-of-basic tunings of the major third respectively.

Tunings of the major 2-diastep
Tuning Step ratio Edo Cents
Equalized 1:1 7 343c
Supersoft 4:3 26 369c
Soft 3:2 19 379c
Semisoft 5:3 31 387c
Basic 2:1 12 400c
Semihard 5:2 29 414c
Hard 3:1 17 424c
Superhard 4:1 22 436c
Collapsed 1:0 5 480c

In regular temperaments

If the diatonic perfect fifth is treated as 3/2, approximating various intervals with the diatonic major third leads to the following temperaments:

Just interval Cents Temperament Tempered comma Generator (eigenmonzo tuning)
27/22 355c Io 33/32 Perfect fifth ≈ 689c
16/13 359c Superflat 1053/1024 Perfect fifth ≈ 690c
21/17 366c Temperament of 459/448 459/448 Perfect fifth ≈ 692c
5/4 386c Meantone 81/80 Perfect fifth ≈ 697c
81/64 408c Pythagorean 1/1 Perfect fifth ≈ 702c
14/11 418c Parapyth/Pentacircle 896/891 Perfect fifth ≈ 705c
9/7 435c Archy/Superpyth 64/63 Perfect fifth ≈ 709c
13/10 454c Oceanfront/Temperament of 416/405 416/405 Perfect fifth ≈ 714c