Music Intervals
All standard intervals from unison to octave, with quality, half steps, and examples starting from C.
| Name | Abbr | Quality | Half Steps | Example (from C) | Consonance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unison | P1 | Perfect | 0 | C → C | Perfect |
| Minor 2nd | m2 | Minor | 1 | C → D♭ | Dissonant |
| Major 2nd | M2 | Major | 2 | C → D | Dissonant |
| Minor 3rd | m3 | Minor | 3 | C → E♭ | Imperfect |
| Major 3rd | M3 | Major | 4 | C → E | Imperfect |
| Perfect 4th | P4 | Perfect | 5 | C → F | Perfect |
| Tritone | TT | Dim/Aug | 6 | C → F♯/G♭ | Dissonant |
| Perfect 5th | P5 | Perfect | 7 | C → G | Perfect |
| Minor 6th | m6 | Minor | 8 | C → A♭ | Imperfect |
| Major 6th | M6 | Major | 9 | C → A | Imperfect |
| Minor 7th | m7 | Minor | 10 | C → B♭ | Dissonant |
| Major 7th | M7 | Major | 11 | C → B | Dissonant |
| Octave | P8 | Perfect | 12 | C → C' | Perfect |
| Name | Abbr | Also Called | Half Steps | Example (from C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor 9th | m9 | Minor 2nd + octave | 13 | C → D♭' | |
| Major 9th | M9 | Major 2nd + octave | 14 | C → D' | |
| Minor 10th | m10 | Minor 3rd + octave | 15 | C → E♭' | |
| Major 10th | M10 | Major 3rd + octave | 16 | C → E' | |
| Perfect 11th | P11 | Perfect 4th + octave | 17 | C → F' | |
| Perfect 12th | P12 | Perfect 5th + octave | 19 | C → G' | |
| Major 13th | M13 | Major 6th + octave | 21 | C → A' |
Music Intervals
Reference chart for all musical intervals with names, abbreviations, half steps, and examples. Includes unison through two octaves. Free music theory tool.
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