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- What is a spacing error in music theory?
- What is spacing in music?
- How far apart can the tenor and bass be?
- What is the spacing for a major chord?
What is a spacing error in music theory?
Allowing a distance greater than an octave between soprano and alto (or between alto and tenor) is considered spacing error . The distance from the bass to the tenor can be greater than an octave.
What is spacing in music?
Spacing. Spacing refers to the space between the notes. When the top three notes of a chord are as near as possible, as in the left two examples, the spacing is described as "close position" or "close harmony".
How far apart can the tenor and bass be?
The bass and the tenor voices are the only voices in standard four-part harmony that can have an interval of more than an octave. The rest of the voices can at most be an octave from each other. You also do not want two notes doubled like that. For that chord, you have to have the fifth as well.
What is the spacing for a major chord?
A major chord triad is three notes built from the root note upwards (right). The C major chord looks like the picture below. The spacing from the root to the 3rd (C to E) is 4 semitones. The spacing from the root to the 5th (C to the G) is 7 semitones.
