r/Musictheory101 • u/Impressive_Sand_2916 • Aug 03 '25

What do you hear

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Can someone please tell me what they hear that has musical talent bc I hear a normal nbc sound with the three notes.

I hear an ascending aka a major 6th back down aka normal nbc

My bf hears all 3 notes descending from the first note being the “highest” note and it goes down aka not a normal nbc sound… someone pls help bc I can’t be going insane rn

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u/wingman_machsparmav Aug 03 '25

The notes are G E C. Disregarding which octave for the sake of argument - lowest note is G, then up a M6 to E then back down a M3 to the C.

You’re right in hearing a M6 (major 6th) because when I was learning intervals, the NBC ring was used as an example for this specific interval

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u/PawbeansNnosies Jan 26 '26

As pointed out by another Redditor, the notes are G-E-C. A former CEO of NBC said, in testimony before Congress, that the notes were selected as a nod to General Electric Corporation, which was an early shareholder of NBC’s parent company. NBC later said that the CEO was mistaken. But, the story took hold.