Fig. 1 · F# to B#

interval

F♯ augmented fourth

F♯lowerB♯upperA46 half steps

A perfect fourth widened by a half step. Same sound as the diminished fifth, different letter, different behaviour.

On the keyboard

B♯F#
Fig. 2

What is true of it

F♯ up a augmented fourth is B♯: 6 half steps, and 4 letters counting both ends.

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

It is a dissonance.

Six half steps can be written two ways: F♯ to B♯ is a fourth, F♯ to C is a fifth. They sound the same and behave differently.

Every interval on F♯

F♯ → Gminor second · dissonanceF♯ → G♯major second · dissonanceF♯ → Aminor third · imperfect consonanceF♯ → A♯major third · imperfect consonanceF♯ → Bperfect fourth · perfect consonanceF♯ → Cdiminished fifth · dissonanceF♯ → C♯perfect fifth · perfect consonanceF♯ → Dminor sixth · imperfect consonanceF♯ → D♯major sixth · imperfect consonanceF♯ → Eminor seventh · dissonanceF♯ → E♯major seventh · dissonance

C A4C♯ A4D♭ A4D A4D♯ A4E♭ A4E A4F A4all 204