Semitone
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A semitone, also called a half step or a half tone, is the smallest musical interval commonly used in Western tonal music, and it is considered the most dissonant when sounded harmonically.
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See also
- List of meantone intervals
- List of musical intervals
- List of pitch intervals
- Approach chord
- Major second
- Neutral second
- Pythagorean interval
- Regular temperament
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