Fig. 1 · Bb to E

interval

B♭ augmented fourth

B♭lowerEupperA46 half steps

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

On the keyboard

EBb
Fig. 2

What is true of it

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

Turn it upside down — put the B♭ 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: B♭ to E is a fourth, B♭ to F♭ is a fifth. They sound the same and behave differently.

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♭ → F♭diminished fifth · dissonanceB♭ → Fperfect fifth · perfect consonanceB♭ → G♭minor sixth · imperfect consonanceB♭ → Gmajor sixth · imperfect consonanceB♭ → A♭minor seventh · dissonanceB♭ → Amajor seventh · dissonance

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