Originally Posted by: magicninjaWhat I don't get is why Gb isn't called a minor 5th and why you refered to it as a diminished 5th. :confused: I'm sorry if it's something easy I'm overlooking. :o

Well, essentially it is minor. It's called a diminished 5th because that's what they named it. It's functionality and sound in music is different from typical minor intervals so there for it needs to be differentiated. The diminished 5th is the spot on center of the chromatic scale. All that's around that are two 2nds, 2 3rds, 2 6ths, 2 7ths and an octave.

This crap's only easy once it clicks. Took me forever to understand what made a minor chord different from a major chord, so y'know.