Fig. 1 · G to Eb

interval

G minor sixth

GlowerE♭upperm68 half steps

Eight half steps. The major third turned upside down.

On the keyboard

GEb
Fig. 2

What is true of it

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

Turn it upside down — put the G 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 G

G → A♭minor second · dissonanceG → Amajor second · dissonanceG → B♭minor third · imperfect consonanceG → Bmajor third · imperfect consonanceG → Cperfect fourth · perfect consonanceG → C♯augmented fourth · dissonanceG → D♭diminished fifth · dissonanceG → Dperfect fifth · perfect consonanceG → Emajor sixth · imperfect consonanceG → Fminor seventh · dissonanceG → F♯major seventh · dissonance

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