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Compound Intervals

Intervals larger than an octave are known as compound intervals:

The compound name of an interval will equal its simple name, plus 7. Even if there is more than one octave between the notes, we use the simple name plus 7:

The quality of the interval stays the same from simple to compound.


Write the compound version of the following intervals (use abbreviated form):

Major 3rd:

Perfect 5th:

minor 2nd:

Augmented 4th:

Write the simple version of the following intervals (use abbreviated form):

Perfect 15th:

minor 13th:

diminished 14th:



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