A Comprehensive Interval Guide


Below are all of the basic intervals under an octave. Study them well and be sure they make sense to you. In fact, a good way to do this is to write them all out on a few pieces of staff paper. Take a couple of hours and work your way through each row in the charts below. Good luck.

Legend
P1 Perfect Prime or Unison or Perfect 1st
-2 Minor Second
2 Major 2nd
-3 Minor 3rd
3 Major 3rd
P4 Perfect 4th
TT Tritone == #4 == b5
P5 Perfect 5th
+5 Augmented 5th
-6 Minor 6th
6 Major 6th
-7 Minor 7th
7 Major 7th

 

Chromatica
 

P1 -2 2 -3 3 P4 TT P5 +5 -6 6 -7 7
C Db D Eb E F F# / Gb G G# Ab A Bb B
G Ab A Bb B C C# / Db D D# Eb E F F#
D Eb E F F# G G# / Ab A A# Bb B C C#
A Bb B C C# D D# / Eb E E# F F# G G#
E F F# G G# A A# / Bb B B# C C# D D#

 

Chromatica
 

P1 -2 2 -3 3 P4 TT P5 +5 -6 6 -7 7
B C C# D D# E E# / F F# F## G G# A A#
F# G G# A A# B B# / C C# C## D D# E E#
C# D D# E E# F# F## / G G# G## A A# B B#
F Gb G Ab A Bb B / Cb C C# Db D Eb E
Bb Cb C Db D Eb E / Fb F F# Gb G Ab A

 

Chromatica
 

P1 -2 2 -3 3 P4 TT P5 +5 -6 6 -7 7
Eb Fb F Gb G Ab A / Bbb Bb B Cb C Db D
Ab Bbb Bb Cb C Db D / Ebb Eb E Fb F Gb G
Db Ebb Eb Fb F Gb G / Abb Ab A Bbb Bb Cb C
Gb Abb Ab Bbb Bb Cb C / Dbb Db D Ebb Eb Fb F
Cb Dbb Db Ebb Eb Fb F / Gbb Gb G Abb Ab Bbb Bb