64:81:96

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64:81:96 is a just 3-limit major triad, also known as the Pythagorean major triad. Its third differs from the third of the 5-limit major triad 4:5:6 by only the 81/80 comma. Assuming a harmonic timbre, the 5-limit triad is considerably more consonant.

Chord information
Harmonics 64:81:96
Subharmonics 1/(81:64:54)
Intervals from root 1/181/643/2
Cents from root 408¢702¢
Step intervals 81/64, 32/27
Step cents 408¢, 294¢
Color name lawa or Lw
Prime limit 3
Genus 34 (81)
Intervallic odd limit 81
Otonal odd limit 81
Utonal odd limit 81
Consistent edos (d ≥ 2) 12edo**, 17edo*, 24edo*, 29edo*, …
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