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tritone noun[ C ] music specializeduk /ˈtraɪ.təʊn/ us /ˈtraɪ.toʊn/ a distance of three whole tones between two musical notes: A tritone is the most discordant of intervals and always has a destabilizing effect. The A sharp was a tritone above the tonic. Because scales a tritone apart have only two notes in common, you can expect a considerable degree of conflict. The intro to "Purple Haze", one of the most influential songs in rock history, features a famous tritone. The tritone is known as the devil's interval because it is so unsettling. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Technical music terms acciaccatura accidental aeolian aleatory alto clef antiphonal discordant harmonic harmonic progression harmony hemidemisemiquaver inversion overtone ritardando rubato scherzando scordatura secco recitative staccato whole step |