Fig. 1 · Bb to Gb

interval

B♭ minor sixth

B♭lowerG♭upperm68 half steps

Eight half steps. The major third turned upside down.

On the keyboard

BbGb
Fig. 2

What is true of it

B♭ up a minor sixth is G♭: 8 half steps, and 6 letters counting both ends.

Turn it upside down — put the B♭ on top — and it becomes a major 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♭ → Gmajor sixth · imperfect consonanceB♭ → A♭minor seventh · dissonanceB♭ → Amajor seventh · dissonance

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