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Pythagorean Ratios and Pythagorean Intervals

Here's a little self-demonstration of Pythagorean Ratios and Pythagorean Intervals

  • Play the note:
    The musical scale note C.
  • Now play the perfect fifth (seven semitones) above, which is G:
    The musical scale note C and G.
  • Next, play the perfect fifth (seven semitones) above G, which happens to be D, like this:
    The musical scale notes G and D.
  • Next, play the perfect fifth above D, which is A:
    The musical scale notes D and A.
  • Then the perfect fifth above A, which is E:
    The musical scale notes A and E.
  • Then the perfect fifth above E, which is B:
    The musical scale notes E and B.

So far, you’ve played the following sequence of six notes:

Pythagorean musical scale comprised of six notes, C, G, D, A, E, and B.

The highest note, B, is almost three octaves above the C you started with.

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