Fig. 1 · C# to E

interval

C♯ minor third

C♯lowerEupperm33 half steps

Three half steps. The interval that makes a triad minor.

On the keyboard

EC#
Fig. 2

What is true of it

C♯ up a minor third is E: 3 half steps, and 3 letters counting both ends.

Turn it upside down — put the C♯ on top — and it becomes a major sixth. The two numbers always add to nine, and the two sizes to twelve.

It is a imperfect consonance.

Every interval on C♯

C♯ → Dminor second · dissonanceC♯ → D♯major second · dissonanceC♯ → E♯major third · imperfect consonanceC♯ → F♯perfect fourth · perfect consonanceC♯ → F𝄪augmented fourth · dissonanceC♯ → Gdiminished fifth · dissonanceC♯ → G♯perfect fifth · perfect consonanceC♯ → Aminor sixth · imperfect consonanceC♯ → A♯major sixth · imperfect consonanceC♯ → Bminor seventh · dissonanceC♯ → B♯major seventh · dissonance

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