- fifths
- fɪfθ n. number 5 in a series; one part of five equal parts, 1/5 adj. next after the fourth; being one of 5 equal parts
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Fifths tuning — is a non standard tuning for the double bass, used primarily in classical and jazz music. In this tuning, the double bass is tuned like a cello but an octave lower (C G D A low to high). Although fifths tuning was once the most common double bass … Wikipedia
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All fifths — is a tuning for guitar, in which the interval between each string is a perfect fifth. The conventional standard tuning consists of perfect fourths and a single major third between the G and B strings. All Fifths tuning therefore creates an… … Wikipedia
Circle of fifths text table — The Circle of fifths, text table, shows the number of flats or sharps in each of the diatonic musical scales and keys. Both C major and A minor keys have no flats or sharps. v · d · … Wikipedia
Hidden fifths — Hidden Hid den, p. p. & a. from {Hide}. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known; mysterious. [1913 Webster] {Hidden fifths} or {Hidden octaves} (Mus.), consecutive fifths or octaves, not sounded, but suggested or implied in the parallel… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cycle of fifths — noun A sequence of bass notes at intervals of a perfect fifth lower than the previous note. In equal temperment the sequence repeats every twelve tones, forming a cycle. The composition modulates upwards through the cycle of fifths, eventually… … Wiktionary
