Diminished or Augmented

Compare two altered triad qualities.

A diminished triad uses 0, 3, 6 semitones. An augmented triad uses 0, 4, 8. Compare their interval structure.

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Original synthesized example. A4 = 440 Hz, mono, 48 kHz WAV.

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