Fig. 1 · C# to F#

interval

C♯ perfect fourth

C♯lowerF♯upperP45 half steps

Five half steps. Turned upside down it becomes a perfect fifth.

On the keyboard

C#F#
Fig. 2

What is true of it

C♯ up a perfect fourth is F♯: 5 half steps, and 4 letters counting both ends.

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

It is a perfect consonance.

Every interval on C♯

C♯ → Dminor second · dissonanceC♯ → D♯major second · dissonanceC♯ → Eminor third · imperfect consonanceC♯ → E♯major third · imperfect 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

C P4D P4D♯ P4E♭ P4E P4F P4F♯ P4G♭ P4all 204