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	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Minor third
		The musical interval of a minor third is the relationship between the first note (the root or tonic) and the third note in a minor scale.
		A minor third in just intonation most often corresponds to a pitch ratio of 6:5 (or 1:1.2), or various other ratios.
		The minor third is considered the most consonant interval after the unison, octave, perfect fifth, perfect fourth, major third, and minor sixth.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Minor_third (154 words)

	Minor third - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The minor third is abbreviated as m3 and its inversion is the major sixth.
		Minor chords too, take their name from the presence of this interval built on the chord's root (provided that the interval of a perfect fifth from the root is also present or implied).
		The minor third is classed as an imperfect consonance and is considered the most consonant interval after the unison, octave, perfect fifth, perfect fourth, major third, and minor sixth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minor_third (365 words)

	Chord
		The smaller interval from root to third in the D chord is called a minor third, and the chord is D minor.
		The five down a perfect fifth to the I chord and the VII chord up a minor second to the I chord, due to the expected resolution of the tritone, or the highly unstable diminished fifth which is present in a diatonic VII chord.
		In a diatonic context, the third of the chord is the leading-tone of the scale, which has a strong tendency to pull towards the tonal center, or root note, of the key.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ch/Chord.html (2241 words)

	The Classical Minor scale Dictonary Page on Classic Cat
		It is helpful to note that the natural minor scale is the same as the 6th musical mode of the major scale (known as the aeolian mode), but the two other minor scales (harmonic and melodic) do not belong to the same group of modes due to their individual alterations.
		Minor modes use the same set of key signatures as major modes; whichever signature corresponds to the step pattern of the natural minor scale is considered the key signature for that minor mode.
		The relative major is found by raising the minor tonic note by a tone and a semitone, which is three half-steps in equal temperament, and in any event an interval of a minor third.
	www.classiccat.net /dictionary/minor_scale.htm (1220 words)

	Marc Sabatella's Jazz Improvisation Primer: Basic Theory
		The interval from C to E is a major third, and from E to G a minor third.
		The interval from A to C is a minor third, and from C to E a major third.
		In the case of a diminished triad, the third added can either be a minor third, which creates a fully diminished seventh (for example, A C Eb Gb, or Adim) or a major third, which creates a half diminished seventh (for example, B D F A, or Bm7b5).
	www.outsideshore.com /primer/primer/ms-primer-4-1.html (2093 words)

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		The five-finger pattern of the tonic minor scale with each finger resting on the first five notes of a minor scale is different from the major pentachord only in the position of the third note of the scale, which lies a 1/2 step lower than in the major scale.
		Thus, to change a C major scale to c minor: the E (the 3rd of the I chord) is lowered to E flat the B (the 3rd of the V chord) is lowered to B flat the A (the 3rd of the IV chord) is lowered to A flat.
		The intervallic structure of the natural minor scale As we noted, the natural minor scale is the same as the major scale, but with the 3rd, 6th and 7th scale steps lowered—the result of changing the primary chords from major to minor.
	www.cwu.edu /~music/theory/ScalesTriads.doc (3341 words)

	Third - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Look up third in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
		The mediant, and the chord built on the mediant, is often called simply the third, as it is the third degree of the diatonic scale.
		The note of a chord forming the interval of a major or minor third (whether simple or compound) above the chord's root.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Third (141 words)

	What Are Those Funny Letters (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A note two whole steps away (four semitones) is a major third, and if one and one half steps away (three semitones), a minor third.
		A scale may be harmonized with notes a third above, and because of the intervallic relationships of the notes of the major scale, thirds will vary between major and minor thirds.
		Minor triads are composed of a minor third, with a major triad added on top.
	www.saxgourmet.com /PaulCoatsArticles/what_are_those_funny_letters.htm (786 words)

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		The tone 8/5, considered from this inversional orientation, is a third away from the upper tonic; however, the term Minor in Minor Triad refers to the quality of the interval above the lowest tone, which is the subdominant.
		Contrary to the implications of the subharmonic series, the tones of the minor triad are named following the form of the major triad; the lowest tone is called the root, and the tones above the root are known as the third and fifth.
		The minor third is a controversial interval in music theory; however, unless otherwise specified, the third of a minor triad may be assumed to be the large minor third 5:6 rather than the Pythagorean minor third 27:32.
	www.ux1.eiu.edu /~cfaah/megastaff/minortriad.htm (283 words)

	music theory basics - keys
		Since c is a minor third above a, the key signature for a minor is the same as the key signature for C major, no sharps or flats.
		The final form of the minor scale, the melodic minor, is designed to eliminate that ugly augmented second, while preserving the feel of the minor mode.
		In the ascending melodic minor scale the 6th and 7th scale degrees are both raised.
	www.auburn.edu /~schafwr/theorykeysminor.html (616 words)

	Major and Minor Triads
		On a piano keyboard this triad appears to contain two major thirds and a minor sixth - all of which are consonant, but in actuality the interval between the top and bottom tones is not the consonant minor sixth but the dissonant augmented fifth.
		The augmented fifth and the minor sixth may be represented by the same number of semitones in 12-tone equal temperament, but this does not mean that the aural effect of these two intervals is the same.
		The intervals of a minor triad from its fifth downwards are a perfect fifth and a major third.
	www.andymilne.dial.pipex.com /Majmintriads.shtml (874 words)

	music theory basics - chords
		A triads basic quality is determined by the typed of thirds (major or minor) are used, and their position in the triad.
		Major triads are made up of a major third between the root and third, and a minor third between the third and fifth.
		Minor triads also have one of each kind of third, but their minor third is on the bottom (between root and third), with a major third between the third and fifth.
	www.auburn.edu /~schafwr/theorychords.html (522 words)

	and
		The third triad is E, G, and B - a minor third and a perfect fifth.
		The sixth triad is A, C, and E - a minor third and a perfect fifth.
		The seventh triad is B, D, and F - a minor third and a diminished fifth.
	www.musictheory.net /lessons/xml/id43.xml (474 words)

	minor scale@Everything2.com
		Minor tonality is a topic which confuses many musicians, music students, and people in general.
		However, even thought "the" minor scale is the natural minor, no one will argue with you when you say that the harmonic minor scale is a minor scale or that the Dorian scale is a minor scale.
		A minor pentatonic scale is one which outlines a minor chord, and the most common is the minor pentatonic scale, which is called that because it is the most common minor pentatonic scale (very similar to that whole discussion at the top).
	everything2.com /index.pl?node_id=588753 (2167 words)

	Chords in Keys -- 31 Jan 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Constructing the F chord, its third is A and its fifth is C. This chord is a
		The former is the set of 7th chords formed by using the V chord (major chord) and forming a dominant seventh (Table 3 has the instructions: 1 - 3 - 5 - b7).
		Remember that a major 7th (used in major 7th chords) is four half-steps from the fifth, the minor 7th (used in the dominant 7th) is three half-steps.
	home.earthlink.net /~kstengel226/guitar/theory/chords_in_keys.html (1178 words)

	Jazz Practice Loops : The ultimate site for practicing jazz solos and standards.
		The third mode of the melodic minor scale is known as the lydian augmented scale.
		The fourth mode of the melodic minor scale is often called the lydian dominant or the lydian b7.
		The seventh mode of the melodic minor scale is often called the diminished whole tone scale, because it combines elements of the diminished and whole tone scales discussed later.
	www.jazzpracticeloops.com /materials/minorHarmony.htm (1646 words)

	Basic Jazz Harmony
		For a C minor seventh chord (C Eb G Bb) the intervals between the root and fifth and the third and seventh are also perfect fifths so it is also a stable chord.
		So when you switch from C minor to Eb minor, you are actually moving from a mode of the Eb major scale to Eb minor generating an exciting sound related to switching from a major to minor key.
		While improvising using a minor scale try to end your statement on the flat third, you'll find it a very pleasant choice and you'll confirm that you are in a minor key.
	www.angelfire.com /jazz/beeflat79/Basic.htm (1279 words)

	One Octave Minor Triad
		The minor triad is constructed with a root note and the intervals of a minor third and perfect fifth.
		If you look at the minor triad as a pair of stacked thirds, you’d have a minor third interval from the root to the third and a major third interval from the 3rd to the 5th.
		Again, flat third means it is one note lower than the third of a major triad not that it is spelled with a flat note name.
	www.studybass.com /lessons/bass-chord-patterns/one-octave-minor-triad (807 words)

	The Difference Between Major And Minor
		The third is what gives major-sounding scales and chords their brighter, cheerier sound, and what gives minor scales and chords their darker, sadder sound.
		Since the minor third is always one note lower than the major third, we often describe the minor third as a flatted 3rd.
		Notice the third of the major scale (C#) is one note lower in the minor scale (C).
	www.studybass.com /lessons/bass-scales/the-difference-between-major-and-minor (791 words)

	Intonational considerations for the Solo Tuned, Harmonic Minor, Natural Minor and Melody Maker^TM harps
		As mentioned in my ramblings on the Picardy Third, this is the most consonant tuning of this triad, but because of the difference tones it generates, it is not necessarily the most stable when used as a tonic chord in a minor key.
		The 5-limit tuning for the minor triad, assuming that the root is set at zero, places the minor third at +16 cents and the perfect fifth at +2 cents.
		As the 5-limit minor tunings involve a lot of notes that are sharp compared to their 12TET equivalent, I also tend to set the root notes of these tunings a little lower than I would if they were major tunings.
	www.patmissin.com /tunings/tun4.html (1483 words)

	Minor chords
		A minor chord is a chord that is made up of 3 notes (and their octaves).
		The three notes are the root note (1), the minor third (b3), and the perfect fifth (5).
		Now, since the minor chord is a 3 note chord, that means that each note played is one of those three notes.
	members.aol.com /snglstring2/chords/minor.html (601 words)

	Minor chords and heavy distortion (Muse live in Paris) \| Riff Blog
		In short, the problem is the frequency relationship of fundamental to minor third present in minor chords (triads).
		The high (19) frequency multiple from which the minor third derives means that the cross modulation resulting from the superposition of the fundamental and minor third will produce a slow fluctuation of level, with many unwanted harmonics muddying the spectrum, instead of the well-tuned growl one is looking for when adding distortion.
		The only problem is that this does not sound like an usual minor third, being too far from the usual frequency in equal temperament : indeed 1.2/1.189 = 1,01, which is only one-sixth of a semitone, making it sound out of tune in melody.
	blog.riff.org /2007_01_07_minor_chords_and_heavy_distortion (892 words)

	Smith College: Third World Development Studies
		Third World development studies is a multidisciplinary social science program that explores the transformation of African, Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern societies since the 16th century.
		The minor introduces the participant to the diverse analytical perspectives of anthropology, economics, history and political science, while ensuring that the student has sustained familiarity with one geographical region.
		With the exception of LAS 100, all courses for the minor are at the 200 or 300 level.
	www.smith.edu /thirdworld/minor.php (174 words)

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