8/5
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| Ratio | 8/5 |
| Monzo | |3 0 -1> |
| Size | 813.68629 ¢ |
| Name(s) | minor sixth |
| Color name | g6, gu 6th |
| File:Jid 8 5 pluck adu dr220.mp3 [sound info] | |
In 5-limit Just Intonation, 8/5 is a minor sixth, measuring about 813.7¢. It is the 5th subharmonic, and thus the inversion of 5/4, the classic major third. It appears in chords where the 1/1 is higher than the 5/4, such as 5:6:8 (a first-inversion major triad). It is a large half step of 16/15 (about 111.7¢) away from 3/2, and an 81/80 (about 21.5¢) away from the Pythagorean (3-limit) minor sixth of 128/81 (about 792.2¢).