List of root-3rd-P5 triads in JI
The basic structure of major and minor triads—two stacked thirds which total to a perfect fifth—can be generalized to produce an infinity of chords with their own distinct qualities. What follows is a list of all such chords that are possible in 47-prime-limit Just Intonation, assuming a 3/2 perfect fifth.
Wiki authors can feel free to extend this list beyond the 47-limit or leave it at that, but of course, it should be noted that a complete list would be infinite.
The narrowest "third" listed is 27/25, which is decidedly not a third; and the widest "third" is 25/18, which ditto. Thus, the entire conceptual category of a third and then some is covered, and composers can decide for themselves what counts as a "third" and what doesn't.
50:54:7527/25133.23825/18568.717 5 75 12:13:1813/12138.57318/13563.382 13 13 46:50:6925/23144.35369/50557.602 23 69 22:24:3312/11150.63711/8551.318 11 33 42:46:6323/21157.49363/46544.462 23 63 10:11:1511/10165.00415/11536.951 11 15 Suspended submajor second 38:42:5721/19173.26819/14528.687 19 57 18:20:2710/9182.40427/20519.551 5 27 Grave Suspended 2nd 34:38:5119/17192.55851/38509.397 19 51 Quasi-meantone Suspended 2nd 8:9:129/8203.914/3498.045 3 9 Suspended 2nd 30:34:4517/15216.68745/34485.268 17 45 22:25:3325/22221.30933/25480.646 11 33 36:41:5441/36225.15254/41476.803 41 41 14:16:218/7231.17421/16470.781 7 21 Suspended supermajor second 20:23:30 23/20 241.961 30/23 459.994 23 23 26:30:39 15/13 247.741 13/10 454.214 13 15 Inverse "barbados" triad 32:37:48 37/32 251.344 48/37 450.611 37 37 Rooted inframinor triad 6:7:9 7/6 266.871 9/7 435.084 7 9 Septimal subminor 40:47:60 47/40 279.193 60/47 422.762 47 47 28:33:42 33/28 284.447 14/11 417.508 11 33 22:26:33 13/11 289.210 33/26 412.745 13 33 Neo-Gothic minor triad 16:19:24 19/16 297.513 24/19 404.442 19 19 Rooted minor triad 26:31:39 31/26 304.508 39/31 397.447 31 39 36:43:54 43/36 307.608 54/43 394.347 43 43 10:12:15 6/5 315.641 5/4 386.314 5 15 5-limit minor 24:29:36 29/24 327.622 36/29 374.333 29 29 22EDO-esque minor 14:17:21 17/14 336.130 21/17 365.825 17 21 17-limit supraminor 32:39:48 39/32 342.483 16/13 359.472 13 39 Rooted neutral triad 18:22:27 11/9 347.408 27/22 354.547 11 27 Neutral 22:27:33 27/22 354.547 11/9 347.408 11 33 Neutral 26:32:39 16/13 359.472 39/32 342.483 13 39 Rooted neutral triad 30:37:45 37/30 363.075 45/37 338.88 37 45 4:5:6 5/4 386.314 6/5 315.641 5 5 5-limit major 30:38:45 19/15 409.244 45/38 292.711 19 45 26:33:39 33/26 412.745 13/11 289.21 13 39 22:28:33 14/11 417.508 33/28 284.447 11 33 Neo-Gothic major triad 94:120:141 60/47 422.762 47/40 279.193 47 141 18:23:27 23/18 424.364 27/23 277.591 23 27 32:41:48 41/32 429.062 48/41 272.893 41 41 Rooted supermajor triad 14:18:21 9/7 435.084 7/6 266.871 7 9 Septimal supermajor 24:31:36 31/24 443.081 36/31 258.874 31 31 74:96:111 48/37 450.611 37/32 251.344 37 10:13:15 13/10 454.214 15/13 247.741 13 15 "Barbados" triad 36:47:54 47/36 461.597 54/47 240.358 47 47 26:34:3917/13464.42839/34237.527 17 39 16:21:2421/16470.7818/7231.174 7 21 Suspended subfourth 22:29:3329/22478.25933/29223.696 29 28:37:4237/28482.51842/37219.437 37 37 34:45:5145/34485.26817/15216.687 17 51 6:8:94/3498.0459/8203.91 3 9 Suspended 4th 38:51:5751/38509.39719/17192.558 19 57 Quasi-meantone Suspended 4th 20:27:3027/20519.55110/9182.404 5 27 Acute Suspended 4th 14:19:2119/14529.68721/19173.268 19 21 22:30:3315/11536.95111/10165.004 11 33 Suspended superfourth 46:63:6963/46544.46223/21157.493 23 69 8:11:1211/8551.31812/11150.637 11 11 50:69:7569/50557.60225/23144.353 23 75 26:36:3918/13563.38213/12138.573 13 39 18:25:2725/18568.71727/25133.238 5 27 Viennese trichord| chord | first interval (ratio) | first interval (cents) | second interval (ratio) | second interval (cents) | prime limit | odd limit | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74:84:111 | 42/37 | 219.437 | 37/28 | 482.518 | 37 | 111 | |
| 58:66:87 | 33/29 | 223.696 | 29/22 | 478.259 | 29 | 87 | |
| 34:39:51 | 39/34 | 237.527 | 17/13 | 464.428 | 17 | 51 | |
| 94:108:141 | 54/47 | 240.358 | 47/36 | 461.597 | 47 | 141 | |
| 62:72:93 | 36/31 | 258.874 | 31/24 | 443.081 | 31 | 93 | |
| 82:96:123 | 48/41 | 272.893 | 41/32 | 429.066 | 41 | 41 | Rooted subminor triad |
| 46:54:69 | 27/23 | 277.591 | 23/18 | 424.364 | 23 | 69 | |
| 74:90:111 | 45/37 | 338.88 | 37/30 | 363.075 | 37 | 111 | |
| 34:42:51 | 21/17 | 365.825 | 17/14 | 336.13 | 17 | 51 | 17-limit submajor |
| 58:76:87 | 36/29 | 374.333 | 29/24 | 327.622 | 29 | 87 | 22EDO-esque major |
| 38:48:57 | 24/19 | 404.442 | 19/16 | 297.513 | 19 | 57 | Rooted major triad |
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Rooted ultramajor triad | |||||||
| 46:60:69 | 30/23 | 459.994 | 23/20 | 241.961 | 23 | 69 | |
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| 50:66:75 | 33/25 | 480.646 | 25/22 | 221.309 | 11 | 75 |