Meanings
nounflatted fifth (plural flatted fifths)
plural flatted fifths
- Synonym of diminished fifth.
A flatted fifth is a note that's a half step (or one fret) lower than the regular fifth of a scale.
2011, Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell, Guitar For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 192Synonyms: diminished fifth
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of diminished fifth.
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