KnowraTritoneLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Tritone, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 4Related 5Musical intervalBroader topic: Its unstable sound and ambiguous spelling make it a distinctive interval case.Thelonious MonkRelated: Monk often used this interval to give melodies and harmonies their biting, unsettled color.Whole-tone scaleBroader topic: Every pair of alternate notes in the scale forms this interval.DissonanceBroader topic: The tritone is a familiar interval whose tension varies with musical context.Jazz harmonyRelated: The tritone inside dominant chords drives resolution and enables root substitutions.Heavy metal musicRelated: The tritone contributes to the ominous harmonic color associated with some metal.The FirebirdRelated: Stravinsky uses the interval’s unsettled sound in the ballet’s supernatural music.Consonance and dissonanceBroader topic: Its unstable role in tonal harmony makes it a prominent example of contextual dissonance.Prélude à l'après-midi d'un fauneRelated: The opening flute phrase’s prominent tritone helps make its tonality feel unsettled.