Italian sixth chord: Difference between revisions

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However, in the historically prevalent [[quarter-comma meantone]], the augmented sixth is tuned only a few cents shy of a just [[7/4]], so the meantone Italian sixth chord can be considered to approximate the [[septimal meantone]] chord:
However, in the historically prevalent [[quarter-comma meantone]], the augmented sixth is tuned only a few cents shy of a just [[7/4]], so the meantone Italian sixth chord can be considered to approximate the [[septimal meantone]] chord:


* (Meantone) 1 – 5/4 – 7/4
* (Septimal meantone) 1 – 5/4 – 7/4


representing [[4:5:7]] (with steps 5/4 and 7/5).
representing [[4:5:7]] (with steps 5/4 and 7/5).