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The Major Diminished chord is a barbershop tetrad with the fifth diminished; this interpretation yields the tuning 20:25:28:35.  It can also be thought of as a Half-Diminished tetrad with the third raised, which may instead yield 20:25:28:36.
The Major Diminished chord is a barbershop tetrad with the fifth diminished; this interpretation yields the tuning 20:25:28:35.  It can also be thought of as a Half-Diminished tetrad with the third raised, which may instead yield 20:25:28:36.


It can also be thought of as a Lydian Dominant chord with the fifth omitted; thus, 8:10:11:14 or 4:5:7:11.  This tuning is seldom used in Barbershop practice, but is often used as the tuning of this chord in harmonic contexts
It can also be thought of as a Lydian Dominant chord with the fifth omitted; thus, 8:10:11:14 or 4:5:7:11.  This tuning is seldom used in Barbershop practice, but is often used as the tuning of this chord in harmonic contexts.
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