Interval Consonance/Dissonance Waveform Character
Unison perfectly consonant simple plain
Second dissonant quickly pulsating wants to be resolved
Third consonant- pulsating pleasant, richer
Fourth consonant stable pre-classical connotations, sound slowly cycles
Fifth consonant+ stable classical connotation, halfway between tonic/dominant
Sixth semi-consonant pulsating less frequently used, harder to identify, not simple like 5th
Seventh dissonant pulsating quicker wants to be resolved, unusual interval
Octave perfectly consonant more complex than unison,stable richer than unison
Ninth semi-dissonant pulsating more pleasant than second
Tenth consonant stable complex, somewhat similar to third, happy
Tuning Ratios for Just Intonation:
Unison= 1:1 Second=9:8 Third=5:4 Fourth=4:3
Fifth=3:2 Sixth=5:3 Seventh=15:8 Octave=2:1
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