Tenth (interval)

This article is about the musical interval. For the ordinal of 10, see 10.

In music theory, a tenth (or compound third[1]) is a musical interval encompassing ten scale degrees.[2] It is a compound interval,[3] composed of an octave plus a third.[4] Like a third, a tenth is typically major or minor but can also have other chord qualities, like being augmented or diminished.

Major tenth

Major tenth
Name
Other namesCompound major third
AbbreviationM10
Size
Semitones16
Interval class4
Cents
Equal temperament1600

A major tenth is a compound interval spanning 16 semitones, or 4 semitones above an octave. For example, the interval between C4 and E5 (in scientific pitch notation) is a major tenth.

{ \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' { \time 4/4 \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 1 = 20 <c e'>1 } }

Minor tenth

Minor tenth
Name
Other namesCompound minor third
Abbreviationm10
Size
Semitones15
Interval class3
Cents
Equal temperament1500

A minor tenth is a compound interval spanning 15 semitones, or 3 semitones above an octave. For example, the interval between C4 and E♭5 is a minor tenth.

{ \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' { \time 4/4 \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 1 = 20 <c es'>1 } }

References

  1. ^ Apel, Willi (1950). The Harvard Dictionary of Music (Sixth Printing ed.). p. 359.
  2. ^ Elson, Louis Charles. Elson's Music Dictionary. Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1905. 82.
  3. ^ Laitz, Steven G. (2008). The Complete Musician (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 71–72. ISBN 978-0-19-530108-3.
  4. ^ Hamm, Chelsey; Hughes, Bryn (2026-02-01). "Intervals". VIVA.

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