sixte diminuée

Definition of the French term sixte diminuée in music:

  1. diminished sixth (interval of seven half steps)
  2. diminished sixth (the note a diminished sixth above the tonic of a scale or the root of a chord)
Language
French
Singular
sixte diminuée
Plural
sixtes diminuées

Related terms

French musical terms related to sixte diminuée:

  • sixte – sixth (interval of six degrees)...
  • sixte augmentée – augmented sixth (interval of ten half steps)...
  • sixte majeure – major sixth (interval of nine half steps)...
  • sixte mineure – minor sixth (interval of eight half steps)...