Fig. 1 · Db to G

interval

D♭ augmented fourth

D♭lowerGupperA46 half steps

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

On the keyboard

GDb
Fig. 2

What is true of it

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

Turn it upside down — put the D♭ 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: D♭ to G is a fourth, D♭ to A♭♭ is a fifth. They sound the same and behave differently.

Every interval on D♭

D♭ → E♭♭minor second · dissonanceD♭ → E♭major second · dissonanceD♭ → F♭minor third · imperfect consonanceD♭ → Fmajor third · imperfect consonanceD♭ → G♭perfect fourth · perfect consonanceD♭ → A♭♭diminished fifth · dissonanceD♭ → A♭perfect fifth · perfect consonanceD♭ → B♭♭minor sixth · imperfect consonanceD♭ → B♭major sixth · imperfect consonanceD♭ → C♭minor seventh · dissonanceD♭ → Cmajor seventh · dissonance

C A4D A4D♯ A4E♭ A4E A4F A4F♯ A4G♭ A4all 204