31edo Tetra 5-3-5

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This scale represents one out of 66 septatonic tetrachordal scales available in 31edo. Each tetrachord consists of x steps, followed by y steps, followed by z steps (where each step represents 1/31st of an octave, approximately 39 cents). The two tetrachords have a whole tone (5 steps: approx. 194 cents) separating them.

scale degree: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1
steps in 31edo: 0 5 8 13 18 23 26 31
steps difference: 5 3 5 5 5 3 5
cents: 0 194 310 503 697 890 1006 1200
cents difference: 194 116 194 194 194 116 194
interval name: prsu jato midi prfo prfi jaxa mivu prco
interval difference: jato mito jato jato jato mito jato

In a circle-of-fifths paradigm, this scale coincides with the Dorian mode.

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