7/1

Interval information

Ratio	7/1
Factorization	7
Monzo	[0 0 0 1⟩
Size in cents	3368.826¢
Names	7th harmonic, septuple
Color name	ccz7, cocozo 7th
FJS name	[math]\displaystyle{ \text{m21}^{7} }[/math]
Special properties	harmonic, prime harmonic
Tenney height (log2 nd)	2.80735
Weil height (log2 max(n, d))	5.61471
Wilson height (sopfr(nd))	7
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7/1, the 7th harmonic or septuple, is the harmonic past 6/1 and before 8/1. It is two octaves above 7/4, and is the basis of 7-limit harmony, as many 7-limit intervals can be expressed as the difference between this and another harmonic.

See also

• Gallery of just intervals
• Ed7 – equal division of the 7th harmonic