COMMON INTERVALS

Unison / Perfect Unison

(0 half steps)

Minor 2nd

(1 half step)

Major  2nd

(2 half steps (aka 1 whole step))

Minor 3rd

(3 half steps)

Major 3rd

(4 half steps)

Perfect 4th

(5 half steps)

Augmented 4th / Diminished 5th

(6 half steps)

Perfect 5th

(7 half steps)

Augmented 5th / Minor 6th
(8 half steps)

Major 6th

(9 half steps)

Minor 7th

(10 half steps)

Major 7th

(11 half steps)

Perfect Octave

(12 half steps)

INTERVALS BEYOND ONE OCTAVE

Minor 9th = 13 half steps

Major 9th = 14 half steps

Minor 10th = 15 half steps

Major 10th = 16 half steps

Perfect 11th = 17 half steps

Augmented 11th / Diminished 12th = 18 half steps

Perfect 12th = 19 half steps

Augmented 12th / Minor 13th = 20 half steps

Major 13th* = 21 half steps

*The major 13th is generally the largest interval used to describe the distance between two notes and anything past this interval is described using modifications of other intervals. Ex. An octave + a major 7th OR a major 7th an octave higher, etc.