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A '''major third''' ('''M3''') is the larger of the two thirds – intervals spanning 3 degrees or 2 scale steps in the diatonic scale. It is found between the 1st and 3rd notes of the major scale, hence its name. Another diatonic interval around the same size is the '''diminished fourth''' ('''d4'''). More generally, an interval close to 400 cents in size can be called a major third. | A '''major third''' ('''M3''') is the larger of the two thirds – intervals spanning 3 degrees or 2 scale steps in the diatonic scale. It is found between the 1st and 3rd notes of the major scale, hence its name. Another diatonic interval around the same size is the '''diminished fourth''' ('''d4'''). More generally, an interval close to 400 cents in size can be called a major third. | ||