36:45:54:64
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36:45:54:64 is a dominant seventh chord found on the dominant scale degree (V or 3⁄2) of Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale (Zarlino), perhaps the most common 5-limit diatonic. It combines a 5/4 major third with a 16/9 (3-limit) minor seventh, creating a 64/45 tritone between the two.
In the meantone tuning of this chord, the ~16/9 minor seventh is equated with ~9/5, making it equivalent to the meantone tuning of 20:25:30:36.