Recent Examples on the WebThere’s a long tradition of the tritone in TV themes, like The Simpsons and The Jetsons.—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2021 From top, a punch of pattern by Giorgio Armani; Acne’s clean and lean look; an advanced tritone outfit by E. Tautz.—Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 28 June 2019 The chord seethes with unsettled dissonance, packed with half- and whole-step clashes and anxious tritones, yet its triadic backbone lends stability.—Matthew Guerrieri, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2018
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