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diminished sixth

musical interval of seven semitones spanning six staff positions, enharmonically equivalent to the perfect fifth
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diminished sixth

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Key Facts

  • diminished sixth is a type of sixth[1].
  • diminished sixth's Commons category is recorded as Diminished sixths[2].
  • diminished sixth's said to be the same as is recorded as perfect fifth[3].
  • diminished sixth comprises semitone[4].
  • diminished sixth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'v6'}[5].
  • diminished sixth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'd6'}[6].
  • diminished sixth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'F6'}[7].
  • diminished sixth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ум.6'}[8].

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Definition and Type

diminished sixth is a type of sixth[1].

Use and Application

diminished sixth comprises semitone[4].

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  1. 23d ago · Shocksingularity · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → sixth
    Image → Diminished sixth on C.png
    Audio → Perfect fifth on C.mid
    Said to be the same as → perfect fifth
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P51]]: Perfect fifth on C.mid"
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