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Minor and diminished

A question that's been bugging me for....at least a couple of hours.

What's the difference between a minor note and a diminished note? For example, a minor seventh is 10 half steps but a diminished seventh is 9. I usually always thought both were the same--a half step below the major.

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I think in chord intervals not scales so I can't help you with that. Sorry.

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Diminished intervals (not notes) are smaller than minor and perfect intervals by one semitone (half step).

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Edit: Someone else replied while I was replying. Talk about service

Thanks anyway, allthumbs.

Ah yes, it's intervals, not notes. And all righty then! Fretsource, you just saved me a bit of research. Thank you

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