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Augmented third
Inverse diminished sixth
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Abbreviation aug3
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Semitones 5

An augmented third (audio speaker iconPlay ) is a musical interval that consists of five semitones. Like the major third, minor third, and diminished third, it spans three diatonic scale degrees. Its inversion is the diminished sixth, and its enharmonic equivalent is the perfect fourth.