Tritone

Origin

- + tone

Full definition of tritone

Noun

1. (music) An interval of three whole tones.
• The mini-epic “Seasons in the Abyss,” with its ringing tritone interval at the beginning, its extended solos, its medium tempo, was as close as Slayer got to a groove.
2. The tritone has a pitch ratio close to 17:12.

Abbreviations

• TT

Related terms

• augmented fourth
• diminished fifth