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. 2019 Jun 21;14(6):e0218570. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218570

Table 2. Consonance ratings for the most consonant and dissonant rated BP chords in equal temperament (Mathews et al., 1988).

Means were taken over 72 responses per chord.

Most consonant Most dissonant
Musicians Untrained Musicians Untrained
Chord Mean Chord Mean Chord Mean Chord Mean
0,11,13 5.31 0,7,10 4.97 0,1,2 1.61 0,1,2 2.47
0,2,5 5.25 0,2,11 4.494 0,11,12 1.67 0,1,3 2.64
0,5,11 5.22 0,7,13 4.89 0,12,13 1.89 0,12,3 2.75
0,6,8 5.17 0,6,13 4.83 0,9,10 1.89 0,2,3 2.81
0,2,8 5.14 0,8,11 4.81 0,10,11 1.94 0,9,10 3.06
0,3,5 5.03 0,4,7 4.78 0,8,9 2.00 0,4,5 3.06
0,3,13 5.11 0,7,9 4.78 0,1,9 2.06 0,8,9 3.11
0,7,11 5.08 0,6,10 4.75 0,1,13 2.22 0,11,12 3.11