Interval
Minor sixth
A minor sixth is 8 half steps (4 whole steps): from C up to A♭.
- Half steps
- 8
- Symbol
- m6
- Sound
- Imperfect consonance: sweet, settled
Play it yourself
Tap any key, then the key 8 half steps higher.
Tap a first note.
Hear it in a song
You can hear a minor sixth in The Entertainer. Humming that tune is the quickest way to recognise the interval by ear.
A minor sixth from every note
The letter names follow the interval's number, so a third always skips one letter, even when a sharp or flat is needed.
- C – A♭
- C♯ – A
- D – B♭
- E♭ – C♭
- E – C
- F – D♭
- F♯ – D
- G – E♭
- A♭ – F♭
- A – F
- B♭ – G♭
- B – G