Music Interval Flashcards: Size, Quality & Note Spelling
Installable practice for interval names, semitone counts, inversions, identification, and spelling-aware construction in written music theory.
About this deck
Written intervals get slippery when letter count, semitone distance, and spelling point in different directions. This 181-card deck turns those compact rules into retrieval practice for simple intervals from P1 through P8 in common Western written music theory and 12-tone equal temperament.
The sequence starts with size and quality families, abbreviations, and the conventional semitone chart. It then covers inversion pairs before moving into 48 note-pair identification prompts and 48 construction prompts. Cards practice interval name → semitone count, conventional semitone count → interval name, written notes → size and quality, and named interval + starting note → one correctly spelled upper note. Selected enharmonic contrasts show why equal semitone spans can carry different written names.
Reverse semitone cards use the conventional perfect/major/minor chart plus both tritone spellings. Other augmented and diminished enharmonic names appear only in selected contrast cards, not as an exhaustive reverse mapping. There is no audio, ear training, staff notation, compound intervals, exhaustive transposition grid, every enharmonic permutation, or course-specific grading.
The facts are common-knowledge music fundamentals checked against open educational references. CC0 applies to the original card wording, selection, ordering, metadata, and generated cover to the extent those elements carry rights; no ownership is claimed over musical facts.
This is an independent fundamentals deck. It supports written practice rather than replacing notation exercises, ear training, a course, teacher guidance, or a particular exam syllabus.
Cards in this deck
Card 1
Question
In written music theory, what is an interval?
Answer
The distance between two pitches. A written interval is named by its number and quality.
Card 2
Question
How does a major interval compare with the minor interval of the same number?
Answer
A major interval is one semitone wider. The written interval number stays the same.
Card 3
Question
How do you find an interval number from two written note names?
Answer
Count letter names inclusively from the lower note to the upper note. C–E counts C, D, E, so it is a third.
Card 4
Question
What quality results when a major or perfect interval widens by one semitone without changing its number?
Answer
Augmented. For example, widening C–F from P4 to C–F♯ produces A4.
Card 5
Question
Which interval numbers belong to the perfect family?
Answer
Unisons, fourths, fifths, and octaves: 1, 4, 5, and 8.
Card 6
Question
What two parts make a specific written interval name?
Answer
Quality and number. For example, “major third” combines the quality major with the number third.
Card 7
Question
How does a minor interval compare with the major interval of the same number?
Answer
A minor interval is one semitone narrower. The written interval number stays the same.
Card 8
Question
Do accidentals change an interval's generic number?
Answer
No. The written letter names set the number; accidentals can change the quality.
Card 9
Question
What quality results when a minor or perfect interval narrows by one semitone without changing its number?
Answer
Diminished. For example, narrowing C–G from P5 to C–G♭ produces d5.
Card 10
Question
Which interval numbers belong to the major/minor family?
Answer
Seconds, thirds, sixths, and sevenths: 2, 3, 6, and 7.
Card 11
Question
Which comes first when naming an interval: quality or number?
Answer
Quality comes first. Say “minor third,” not “third minor.”
Card 12
Question
What is a simple interval?
Answer
An interval from a unison through an octave. Intervals larger than an octave are compound and are outside this deck's scope.
Card 13
Question
What does the interval abbreviation P1 mean?
Answer
Perfect unison.
Card 14
Question
What does the interval abbreviation m2 mean?
Answer
Minor second.
Card 15
Question
What does the interval abbreviation M2 mean?
Answer
Major second.
Card 16
Question
What does the interval abbreviation m3 mean?
Answer
Minor third.
Card 17
Question
What does the interval abbreviation M3 mean?
Answer
Major third.
Card 18
Question
What does the interval abbreviation P4 mean?
Answer
Perfect fourth.
Card 19
Question
What does the interval abbreviation A4 mean?
Answer
Augmented fourth.
Card 20
Question
What does the interval abbreviation P5 mean?
Answer
Perfect fifth.
Card 21
Question
What does the interval abbreviation m6 mean?
Answer
Minor sixth.
Card 22
Question
What does the interval abbreviation M6 mean?
Answer
Major sixth.
Card 23
Question
What does the interval abbreviation d5 mean?
Answer
Diminished fifth.
Card 24
Question
What does the interval abbreviation m7 mean?
Answer
Minor seventh.
Card 25
Question
What does the interval abbreviation M7 mean?
Answer
Major seventh.
Card 26
Question
What does the interval abbreviation P8 mean?
Answer
Perfect octave.
Card 27
Question
How many semitones does a perfect unison (P1) span in 12-TET?
Answer
0 semitones.
Card 28
Question
How many semitones does a minor second (m2) span in 12-TET?
Answer
1 semitone.
Card 29
Question
How many semitones does a major second (M2) span in 12-TET?
Answer
2 semitones.
Card 30
Question
How many semitones does a minor third (m3) span in 12-TET?
Answer
3 semitones.
Card 31
Question
How many semitones does a major third (M3) span in 12-TET?
Answer
4 semitones.
Card 32
Question
How many semitones does a perfect fourth (P4) span in 12-TET?
Answer
5 semitones.
Card 33
Question
How many semitones does an augmented fourth (A4) span in 12-TET?
Answer
6 semitones.
Card 34
Question
How many semitones does a perfect fifth (P5) span in 12-TET?
Answer
7 semitones.
Card 35
Question
How many semitones does a minor sixth (m6) span in 12-TET?
Answer
8 semitones.
Card 36
Question
How many semitones does a major sixth (M6) span in 12-TET?
Answer
9 semitones.
Card 37
Question
How many semitones does a diminished fifth (d5) span in 12-TET?
Answer
6 semitones.
Card 38
Question
How many semitones does a minor seventh (m7) span in 12-TET?
Answer
10 semitones.
Card 39
Question
How many semitones does a major seventh (M7) span in 12-TET?
Answer
11 semitones.
Card 40
Question
How many semitones does a perfect octave (P8) span in 12-TET?
Answer
12 semitones.
Card 41
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 0 semitones?
Answer
A perfect unison (P1). This is the conventional basic-chart name; unusual enharmonic spellings can produce another written interval.
Card 42
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 1 semitone?
Answer
A minor second (m2). This is the conventional basic-chart name; unusual enharmonic spellings can produce another written interval.
Card 43
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 2 semitones?
Answer
A major second (M2). This is the conventional basic-chart name; unusual enharmonic spellings can produce another written interval.
Card 44
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 3 semitones?
Answer
A minor third (m3). This is the conventional basic-chart name; unusual enharmonic spellings can produce another written interval.
Card 45
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 4 semitones?
Answer
A major third (M3). This is the conventional basic-chart name; unusual enharmonic spellings can produce another written interval.
Card 46
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 5 semitones?
Answer
A perfect fourth (P4). This is the conventional basic-chart name; unusual enharmonic spellings can produce another written interval.
Card 47
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 6 semitones?
Answer
An augmented fourth (A4) or diminished fifth (d5). Six semitones does not fix the written number; note spelling distinguishes A4 from d5.
Card 48
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 7 semitones?
Answer
A perfect fifth (P5). This is the conventional basic-chart name; unusual enharmonic spellings can produce another written interval.
Card 49
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 8 semitones?
Answer
A minor sixth (m6). This is the conventional basic-chart name; unusual enharmonic spellings can produce another written interval.
Card 50
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 9 semitones?
Answer
A major sixth (M6). This is the conventional basic-chart name; unusual enharmonic spellings can produce another written interval.
Card 51
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 10 semitones?
Answer
A minor seventh (m7). This is the conventional basic-chart name; unusual enharmonic spellings can produce another written interval.
Card 52
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 11 semitones?
Answer
A major seventh (M7). This is the conventional basic-chart name; unusual enharmonic spellings can produce another written interval.
Card 53
Question
In the conventional simple-interval chart, what interval spans 12 semitones?
Answer
A perfect octave (P8). This is the conventional basic-chart name; unusual enharmonic spellings can produce another written interval.
Card 54
Question
What does it mean to invert a simple interval?
Answer
Move the lower note up an octave, or the upper note down an octave, so their order reverses.
Card 55
Question
Which interval number is the inversion partner of a unison?
Answer
An octave. Unisons and octaves form the 1 ↔ 8 inversion pair.
Card 56
Question
How does perfect quality change under interval inversion?
Answer
It stays perfect. A perfect interval inverts to another perfect interval.
Card 57
Question
Which interval number is the inversion partner of a second?
Answer
A seventh. Seconds and sevenths form the 2 ↔ 7 inversion pair.
Card 58
Question
What do the numbers of a simple interval and its inversion add up to?
Answer
- For example, a third inverts to a sixth because 3 + 6 = 9.
Card 59
Question
How do major and minor qualities change under interval inversion?
Answer
They swap. Major inverts to minor, and minor inverts to major.
Card 60
Question
Which interval number is the inversion partner of a third?
Answer
A sixth. Thirds and sixths form the 3 ↔ 6 inversion pair.
Card 61
Question
How do augmented and diminished qualities change under interval inversion?
Answer
They swap. Augmented inverts to diminished, and diminished inverts to augmented.
Card 62
Question
How many semitones do a simple interval and its octave inversion span in total?
Answer
12 semitones. Their two spans complete an octave.
Card 63
Question
Which interval number is the inversion partner of a fourth?
Answer
A fifth. Fourths and fifths form the 4 ↔ 5 inversion pair.
Card 64
Question
What is the inversion of a perfect unison (P1)?
Answer
A perfect octave (P8).
Card 65
Question
What is the inversion of a minor second (m2)?
Answer
A major seventh (M7).
Card 66
Question
What is the inversion of a major second (M2)?
Answer
A minor seventh (m7).
Card 67
Question
What is the inversion of a minor third (m3)?
Answer
A major sixth (M6).
Card 68
Question
What is the inversion of a major third (M3)?
Answer
A minor sixth (m6).
Card 69
Question
What is the inversion of a perfect fourth (P4)?
Answer
A perfect fifth (P5).
Card 70
Question
What is the inversion of an augmented fourth (A4)?
Answer
A diminished fifth (d5).
Card 71
Question
What is the inversion of a perfect octave (P8)?
Answer
A perfect unison (P1).
Card 72
Question
What is the inversion of a major seventh (M7)?
Answer
A minor second (m2).
Card 73
Question
What is the inversion of a minor seventh (m7)?
Answer
A major second (M2).
Card 74
Question
What is the inversion of a major sixth (M6)?
Answer
A minor third (m3).
Card 75
Question
What is the inversion of a minor sixth (m6)?
Answer
A major third (M3).
Card 76
Question
What is the inversion of a perfect fifth (P5)?
Answer
A perfect fourth (P4).
Card 77
Question
What is the inversion of a diminished fifth (d5)?
Answer
An augmented fourth (A4).
Card 78
Question
Written interval C4 → C4?
Answer
Perfect unison (P1). The note letters make a unison, and the pitches span 0 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 79
Question
Ascending written interval F♯4 → G4?
Answer
Minor second (m2). The note letters make a second, and the pitches span 1 semitone in 12-TET.
Card 80
Question
Ascending written interval D4 → F♯4?
Answer
Major third (M3). The note letters make a third, and the pitches span 4 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 81
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → F4?
Answer
Perfect fourth (P4). The note letters make a fourth, and the pitches span 5 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 82
Question
Ascending written interval E4 → C5?
Answer
Minor sixth (m6). The note letters make a sixth, and the pitches span 8 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 83
Question
Ascending written interval E♭4 → D5?
Answer
Major seventh (M7). The note letters make a seventh, and the pitches span 11 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 84
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → G4?
Answer
Perfect fifth (P5). The note letters make a fifth, and the pitches span 7 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 85
Question
Ascending written interval D♭4 → G4?
Answer
Augmented fourth (A4). The note letters make a fourth, and the pitches span 6 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 86
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → D4?
Answer
Major second (M2). The note letters make a second, and the pitches span 2 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 87
Question
Ascending written interval D4 → F4?
Answer
Minor third (m3). The note letters make a third, and the pitches span 3 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 88
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → A4?
Answer
Major sixth (M6). The note letters make a sixth, and the pitches span 9 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 89
Question
Ascending written interval D4 → A♭4?
Answer
Diminished fifth (d5). The note letters make a fifth, and the pitches span 6 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 90
Question
Ascending written interval F♯4 → E5?
Answer
Minor seventh (m7). The note letters make a seventh, and the pitches span 10 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 91
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → C5?
Answer
Perfect octave (P8). The note letters make an octave, and the pitches span 12 semitones in 12-TET.
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Card 92
Question
Written interval F♯4 → F♯4?
Answer
Perfect unison (P1). The note letters make a unison, and the pitches span 0 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 93
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → D♭4?
Answer
Minor second (m2). The note letters make a second, and the pitches span 1 semitone in 12-TET.
Card 94
Question
Ascending written interval B♭3 → D4?
Answer
Major third (M3). The note letters make a third, and the pitches span 4 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 95
Question
Ascending written interval D4 → G4?
Answer
Perfect fourth (P4). The note letters make a fourth, and the pitches span 5 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 96
Question
Ascending written interval F♯4 → D5?
Answer
Minor sixth (m6). The note letters make a sixth, and the pitches span 8 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 97
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → B4?
Answer
Major seventh (M7). The note letters make a seventh, and the pitches span 11 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 98
Question
Ascending written interval F♯4 → C♯5?
Answer
Perfect fifth (P5). The note letters make a fifth, and the pitches span 7 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 99
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → F♯4?
Answer
Augmented fourth (A4). The note letters make a fourth, and the pitches span 6 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 100
Question
Ascending written interval E4 → F♯4?
Answer
Major second (M2). The note letters make a second, and the pitches span 2 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 101
Question
Ascending written interval A3 → C4?
Answer
Minor third (m3). The note letters make a third, and the pitches span 3 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 102
Question
Ascending written interval F♯4 → D♯5?
Answer
Major sixth (M6). The note letters make a sixth, and the pitches span 9 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 103
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → G♭4?
Answer
Diminished fifth (d5). The note letters make a fifth, and the pitches span 6 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 104
Question
Ascending written interval D4 → C5?
Answer
Minor seventh (m7). The note letters make a seventh, and the pitches span 10 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 105
Question
Ascending written interval E4 → F4?
Answer
Minor second (m2). The note letters make a second, and the pitches span 1 semitone in 12-TET.
Card 106
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → E4?
Answer
Major third (M3). The note letters make a third, and the pitches span 4 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 107
Question
Ascending written interval F♯4 → B4?
Answer
Perfect fourth (P4). The note letters make a fourth, and the pitches span 5 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 108
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → A♭4?
Answer
Minor sixth (m6). The note letters make a sixth, and the pitches span 8 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 109
Question
Ascending written interval F♯4 → E♯5?
Answer
Major seventh (M7). The note letters make a seventh, and the pitches span 11 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 110
Question
Ascending written interval B♭3 → F4?
Answer
Perfect fifth (P5). The note letters make a fifth, and the pitches span 7 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 111
Question
Ascending written interval F4 → B4?
Answer
Augmented fourth (A4). The note letters make a fourth, and the pitches span 6 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 112
Question
Ascending written interval F♯4 → G♯4?
Answer
Major second (M2). The note letters make a second, and the pitches span 2 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 113
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → E♭4?
Answer
Minor third (m3). The note letters make a third, and the pitches span 3 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 114
Question
Ascending written interval E♭4 → C5?
Answer
Major sixth (M6). The note letters make a sixth, and the pitches span 9 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 115
Question
Ascending written interval F♯4 → C5?
Answer
Diminished fifth (d5). The note letters make a fifth, and the pitches span 6 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 116
Question
Ascending written interval B♭3 → A♭4?
Answer
Minor seventh (m7). The note letters make a seventh, and the pitches span 10 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 117
Question
Ascending written interval B3 → C4?
Answer
Minor second (m2). The note letters make a second, and the pitches span 1 semitone in 12-TET.
Card 118
Question
Ascending written interval F♯4 → A♯4?
Answer
Major third (M3). The note letters make a third, and the pitches span 4 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 119
Question
Ascending written interval B♭3 → E♭4?
Answer
Perfect fourth (P4). The note letters make a fourth, and the pitches span 5 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 120
Question
Ascending written interval A3 → F4?
Answer
Minor sixth (m6). The note letters make a sixth, and the pitches span 8 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 121
Question
Ascending written interval D4 → A4?
Answer
Perfect fifth (P5). The note letters make a fifth, and the pitches span 7 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 122
Question
Ascending written interval B♭3 → C4?
Answer
Major second (M2). The note letters make a second, and the pitches span 2 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 123
Question
Ascending written interval F♯4 → A4?
Answer
Minor third (m3). The note letters make a third, and the pitches span 3 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 124
Question
Ascending written interval A3 → F♯4?
Answer
Major sixth (M6). The note letters make a sixth, and the pitches span 9 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 125
Question
Ascending written interval C4 → B♭4?
Answer
Minor seventh (m7). The note letters make a seventh, and the pitches span 10 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 126
Question
Perfect unison from C4?
Answer
C4. The spelling makes a unison, and the pitches span 0 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 127
Question
Minor second above F♯4?
Answer
G4. The spelling makes a second, and the pitches span 1 semitone in 12-TET.
Card 128
Question
Major third above C4?
Answer
E4. The spelling makes a third, and the pitches span 4 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 129
Question
Perfect fourth above B♭3?
Answer
E♭4. The spelling makes a fourth, and the pitches span 5 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 130
Question
Minor sixth above C4?
Answer
A♭4. The spelling makes a sixth, and the pitches span 8 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 131
Question
Major seventh above B♭3?
Answer
A4. The spelling makes a seventh, and the pitches span 11 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 132
Question
Perfect fifth above E4?
Answer
B4. The spelling makes a fifth, and the pitches span 7 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 133
Question
Augmented fourth above D♭4?
Answer
G4. The spelling makes a fourth, and the pitches span 6 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 134
Question
Major second above C4?
Answer
D4. The spelling makes a second, and the pitches span 2 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 135
Question
Minor third above B♭3?
Answer
D♭4. The spelling makes a third, and the pitches span 3 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 136
Question
Major sixth above E4?
Answer
C♯5. The spelling makes a sixth, and the pitches span 9 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 137
Question
Diminished fifth above C4?
Answer
G♭4. The spelling makes a fifth, and the pitches span 6 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 138
Question
Minor seventh above D4?
Answer
C5. The spelling makes a seventh, and the pitches span 10 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 139
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Perfect octave above E♭4?
Answer
E♭5. The spelling makes an octave, and the pitches span 12 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 140
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Minor second above C4?
Answer
D♭4. The spelling makes a second, and the pitches span 1 semitone in 12-TET.
Card 141
Question
Major third above E♭4?
Answer
G4. The spelling makes a third, and the pitches span 4 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 142
Question
Perfect fourth above C4?
Answer
F4. The spelling makes a fourth, and the pitches span 5 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 143
Question
Minor sixth above B♭3?
Answer
G♭4. The spelling makes a sixth, and the pitches span 8 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 144
Question
Major seventh above C4?
Answer
B4. The spelling makes a seventh, and the pitches span 11 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 145
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Perfect fifth above B♭3?
Answer
F4. The spelling makes a fifth, and the pitches span 7 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 146
Question
Augmented fourth above C4?
Answer
F♯4. The spelling makes a fourth, and the pitches span 6 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 147
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Major second above E♭4?
Answer
F4. The spelling makes a second, and the pitches span 2 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 148
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Minor third above F♯4?
Answer
A4. The spelling makes a third, and the pitches span 3 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 149
Question
Major sixth above C4?
Answer
A4. The spelling makes a sixth, and the pitches span 9 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 150
Question
Diminished fifth above D4?
Answer
A♭4. The spelling makes a fifth, and the pitches span 6 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 151
Question
Minor seventh above F♯4?
Answer
E5. The spelling makes a seventh, and the pitches span 10 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 152
Question
Minor second above E4?
Answer
F4. The spelling makes a second, and the pitches span 1 semitone in 12-TET.
Card 153
Question
Major third above F♯4?
Answer
A♯4. The spelling makes a third, and the pitches span 4 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 154
Question
Perfect fourth above D4?
Answer
G4. The spelling makes a fourth, and the pitches span 5 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 155
Question
Minor sixth above F♯4?
Answer
D5. The spelling makes a sixth, and the pitches span 8 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 156
Question
Major seventh above E4?
Answer
D♯5. The spelling makes a seventh, and the pitches span 11 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 157
Question
Perfect fifth above F♯4?
Answer
C♯5. The spelling makes a fifth, and the pitches span 7 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 158
Question
Augmented fourth above F4?
Answer
B4. The spelling makes a fourth, and the pitches span 6 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 159
Question
Major second above B3?
Answer
C♯4. The spelling makes a second, and the pitches span 2 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 160
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Minor third above C4?
Answer
E♭4. The spelling makes a third, and the pitches span 3 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 161
Question
Major sixth above F♯4?
Answer
D♯5. The spelling makes a sixth, and the pitches span 9 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 162
Question
Diminished fifth above B♭3?
Answer
F♭4. The spelling makes a fifth, and the pitches span 6 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 163
Question
Minor seventh above E♭4?
Answer
D♭5. The spelling makes a seventh, and the pitches span 10 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 164
Question
Minor second above B♭3?
Answer
C♭4. The spelling makes a second, and the pitches span 1 semitone in 12-TET.
Card 165
Question
Major third above D4?
Answer
F♯4. The spelling makes a third, and the pitches span 4 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 166
Question
Perfect fourth above F♯4?
Answer
B4. The spelling makes a fourth, and the pitches span 5 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 167
Question
Minor sixth above E4?
Answer
C5. The spelling makes a sixth, and the pitches span 8 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 168
Question
Major seventh above F♯4?
Answer
E♯5. The spelling makes a seventh, and the pitches span 11 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 169
Question
Perfect fifth above C4?
Answer
G4. The spelling makes a fifth, and the pitches span 7 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 170
Question
Major second above F♯4?
Answer
G♯4. The spelling makes a second, and the pitches span 2 semitones in 12-TET.
Card 171
Question
Minor third above E4?
Answer
G4. The spelling makes a third, and the pitches span 3 semitones in 12-TET.
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Major sixth above B♭3?
Answer
G4. The spelling makes a sixth, and the pitches span 9 semitones in 12-TET.
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Minor seventh above C4?
Answer
B♭4. The spelling makes a seventh, and the pitches span 10 semitones in 12-TET.
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Why are C4 → F♯4 and C4 → G♭4 different written intervals even though both span 6 semitones?
Answer
Their note letters set different numbers. C–F♯ is an augmented fourth (A4), while C–G♭ is a diminished fifth (d5).
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Why are C4 → C♯4 and C4 → D♭4 different written intervals even though both span 1 semitone?
Answer
Their spellings set different numbers. C–C♯ is an augmented unison (A1), while C–D♭ is a minor second (m2).
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Why are C4 → D♯4 and C4 → E♭4 different written intervals even though both span 3 semitones?
Answer
Their spellings set different numbers. C–D♯ is an augmented second (A2), while C–E♭ is a minor third (m3).
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Why are C4 → F♭4 and C4 → E4 different written intervals even though both span 4 semitones?
Answer
Their spellings set different numbers. C–F♭ is a diminished fourth (d4), while C–E is a major third (M3).
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Why are C4 → G♯4 and C4 → A♭4 different written intervals even though both span 8 semitones?
Answer
Their spellings set different numbers. C–G♯ is an augmented fifth (A5), while C–A♭ is a minor sixth (m6).
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Why are C4 → A♯4 and C4 → B♭4 different written intervals even though both span 10 semitones?
Answer
Their spellings set different numbers. C–A♯ is an augmented sixth (A6), while C–B♭ is a minor seventh (m7).
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Why are C4 → B♯4 and C4 → C5 different written intervals even though both span 12 semitones?
Answer
Their spellings set different numbers. C–B♯ is an augmented seventh (A7), while C–C is a perfect octave (P8).
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Why can semitone count alone fail to identify a written interval?
Answer
Semitone count gives chromatic distance, but the note letters give the interval number. You need both number and semitone distance to determine the written quality.
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