Interval
Perfect fifth
A perfect fifth is 7 half steps: from C up to G.
- Half steps
- 7
- Symbol
- P5
- Sound
- Perfect consonance: open and stable
Play it yourself
Tap any key, then the key 7 half steps higher.
Tap a first note.
Hear it in a song
You can hear a perfect fifth in the Star Wars main theme. Humming that tune is the quickest way to recognise the interval by ear.
A perfect fifth 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 – G
- C♯ – G♯
- D – A
- E♭ – B♭
- E – B
- F – C
- F♯ – C♯
- G – D
- A♭ – E♭
- A – E
- B♭ – F
- B – F♯