music theory, a minor third is a musical interval that encompasses three half steps, or semitones. Staff notation represents the minor third as encompassing...

These scales contain all three notes of a minor triad: the root, a minor third (rather than the major third, as in a major triad or major scale), and...

In music, the septimal minor third, also called the subminor third (e.g., by Ellis) or septimal subminor third, is the musical interval exactly or approximately...

musical section that is either modal or in a minor key. This is achieved by raising the third of the expected minor triad by a semitone to create a major triad...

major third, a third spanning four semitones minor third, a third encompassing three half steps, or semitones neutral third, wider than a minor third but...

is a third above the third—either a minor third above a major third or a major third above a minor third. The major triad has a root, a major third, and...

a minor chord "sounds darker than a major chord". Major and minor may also refer to scales and chords that contain a major third or a minor third, respectively...

a minor chord is a chord that has a root, a minor third, and a perfect fifth. When a chord comprises only these three notes, it is called a minor triad...

In music, a minor seventh chord is a seventh chord composed of a root note, a minor third, a perfect fifth, and a minor seventh (1, ♭3, 5, ♭7). In other...

quality (perfect, major, minor, augmented, diminished) and number (unison, second, third, etc.). Examples include the minor third or perfect fifth. These...

successive open-strings: 3 semitones (minor third): Minor-thirds, or Diminished tuning 4 semitones (major third): Major-thirds or Augmented tuning, 5 semitones...

chord or a minor seventh flat five chord) is a seventh chord composed of a root note, together with a minor third, a diminished fifth, and a minor seventh...

steps or two whole steps. Along with the minor third, the major third is one of two commonly occurring thirds. It is qualified as major because it is the...

notes is a major third, and the interval between the middle and top notes is a minor third. By contrast, a minor triad has a minor third interval on the...

(also known as the minor flatted fifth[citation needed]) is a triad consisting of two minor thirds above the root. It is a minor triad with a lowered...

scale with a minor third, making it a synthetic scale, and features a dominant seventh chord on the fifth degree (V) like the harmonic minor scale. It can...

note, a third, and a fifth. Chords are the building blocks of harmony and form the harmonic foundation of a piece of music. They can be major, minor, diminished...

root. (The third or fifth can be the lowest note.) the third – its interval above the root being a minor third (three semitones) or a major third (four semitones)...

tetrachord are quarter tone–quarter tone–major third. In the chromatic genus, they are semitone–semitone–minor third. In the diatonic genus, they are semitone–tone–tone...

scale with the sixth degree lowered, Ionian ♭6, or the harmonic minor scale with the third degree raised. The intervals between the notes of a harmonic major...

constructed using a sequence of major thirds (spanning 4 semitones) and/or minor thirds (3 semitones). Since there are 3 third intervals in a seventh chord (4...

which the (major or minor) third is omitted and replaced with a perfect fourth or a major second. The lack of a minor or a major third in the chord creates...

registered political party. In the United States, minor parties are often described as third parties. Minor parties in the U.S. include the Libertarian Party...

A minor major seventh chord, or minor/major seventh chord (also known as the Hitchcock Chord) is a seventh chord composed of a root, minor third, perfect...

thirteenth is most commonly major Play or minor Play. A thirteenth chord is the stacking of six (major or minor) thirds, the last being above the 11th of an...

four-note chord (a seventh chord) composed of a root note, together with a minor third, a diminished fifth, and a diminished seventh above the root: (1, ♭3...

an augmented second (three half steps, enharmonically equivalent to a minor third but functionally distinct). In intervallic terms, it would be described...

Enharmonically equivalent to a compound minor third, if transposed into a single octave, it becomes a minor third or major sixth. See: Dominant seventh...

minor, these intervals span the same number of semitones. They both span 2 semitones, while, for example, a major third (4 semitones) and minor third...

includes both the major and minor thirds (e.g. C–E♭–E♮–G), although the thirds are usually separated by an octave or more. A minor chord above a major chord...