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I expect it is obvious, but why is the ratio of 3/2 called a "fifth"? It's not because 3 + 2 = 5 is it?
by sopooneo 13y ago
I expect it is obvious, but why is the ratio of 3/2 called a "fifth"? It's not because 3 + 2 = 5 is it?
- joblessjunkie 13y agoIf you walk up the notes of the major scale starting from your reference pitch, the fifth note in the scale will be the one that has the 3/2 pitch ratio.
- salmonellaeater 13y ago"In classical music from Western culture, a fifth is the interval from the first to the last of five consecutive notes in a diatonic scale."[1] CDEFG -> CG is a fifth [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_fifth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_fifth
- madcaptenor 13y agoThe 3/2 ratio is called a "fifth" and the 5/4 ratio is called a "third". I can't make this stuff up.