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'''4:5:6''' is the classical [[major triad]], also known as the '''Ptolemaic major triad''', or | '''4:5:6''' is the classical [[major triad]], also known as the '''Ptolemaic major triad''', or imprecisely as the '''just major triad'''. It is the most consonant of all the just intonation [[Triad|triads]]. | ||
Common tetrads based on this triad (5-limit except where noted): | Common tetrads based on this triad (5-limit except where noted): | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 30 October 2025
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4:5:6 is the classical major triad, also known as the Ptolemaic major triad, or imprecisely as the just major triad. It is the most consonant of all the just intonation triads.
Common tetrads based on this triad (5-limit except where noted):
- 12:15:18:20 adds 5/3
- 8:10:12:15 adds 15/8
- 36:45:54:64 adds 16/9
- 20:25:30:36 adds 9/5
- 4:5:6:7 adds 7/4 (7-limit)