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{{Infobox interval region|Name=Major second, whole tone|Cents lower=180|Cents lower wide=160|Cents upper=240|Cents upper wide=260|JI intervals=8/7, 9/8, 10/9|MOSes=1L 6s, 7L 1s, 6L 1s, 1L 5s, 5L 1s, 5L 4s|Complement=[[Minor seventh]]|Lower region=[[Neutral second]]|Higher region=[[Minor third]]}}A '''major second (M2)''', as a concrete [[interval region]], is typically near 200{{c}} in size, distinct from the [[Semitone (interval region)|semitone]] of roughly 100 ¢ and the [[neutral second]] of roughly 150{{c}}. A rough

tuning range for the major second is about 180 to 240{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions.

In the [[5L 2s|diatonic]] scale, a major second is an interval that spans one scale step with the major (wider) quality. It is generated by stacking 2 fifths [[octave reduction|octave reduced]], and depending on the specific tuning, it ranges from 171 to 240{{cent}} ([[7edo|1\7]] to [[5edo|1\5]]). It can be considered the large step of the diatonic scale.

 

 

This article covers intervals between 160 and 260{{c}}. The outer range of this might be too extreme to call "major seconds", but this is done so that one can find what they're looking for easily.

== In EDOs ==

The following table lists the best tuning of 10/9, 9/8, and 8/7, as well as other major seconds if present, in various significant [[edo|EDO]]s.

! EDO

== In MOS scales ==

Being a small interval, major seconds generate a number of monosmall and monolarge [[mos|MOS]] scales.

These tables start from the last monolarge MOS generated by the interval range.

! colspan="3" | MOS