Fig. 1 · Bb to G

interval

B♭ major sixth

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Nine half steps. The minor third turned upside down.

On the keyboard

GBb
Fig. 2

What is true of it

B♭ up a major sixth is G: 9 half steps, and 6 letters counting both ends.

Turn it upside down — put the B♭ on top — and it becomes a minor third. The two numbers always add to nine, and the two sizes to twelve.

It is a imperfect consonance.

Every interval on B♭

B♭ → C♭minor second · dissonanceB♭ → Cmajor second · dissonanceB♭ → D♭minor third · imperfect consonanceB♭ → Dmajor third · imperfect consonanceB♭ → E♭perfect fourth · perfect consonanceB♭ → Eaugmented fourth · dissonanceB♭ → F♭diminished fifth · dissonanceB♭ → Fperfect fifth · perfect consonanceB♭ → G♭minor sixth · imperfect consonanceB♭ → A♭minor seventh · dissonanceB♭ → Amajor seventh · dissonance

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