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	; [[5afdo\|Mode 5]]: 5:6:7:8:9:10 – This is essentially a [[7-limit]] fully-diminished seventh chord. [[7/5]] makes a very nice tritone above the bass – the simplest one available in JI – and it is available in all the higher Over-5 modes as well~~. This is the scale used by the Wagogo people of Tanzania~~.		; [[5afdo\|Mode 5]]: 5:6:7:8:9:10 – This is essentially a [[7-limit]] fully-diminished seventh chord. [[7/5]] makes a very nice tritone above the bass – the simplest one available in JI – and it is available in all the higher Over-5 modes as well.

	[[File:Ji-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-csound-foscil-220hz.mp3\|right\|thumb\|270px\|Mode 10 scale]]		[[File:Ji-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-csound-foscil-220hz.mp3\|right\|thumb\|270px\|Mode 10 scale]]

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	* Experiment with using different pitches as the "tonic" of the scale (eg. '''sol lu ta do re mi fu sol''', which could be taken as the 7-note scale starting on '''sol''').		* Experiment with using different pitches as the "tonic" of the scale (eg. '''sol lu ta do re mi fu sol''', which could be taken as the 7-note scale starting on '''sol''').
	* Take subsets of larger scales, which are not strict adjacent overtone scales (eg. '''do re fe sol ta do''').		* Take subsets of larger scales, which are not strict adjacent overtone scales (eg. '''do re fe sol ta do''').
	* Learn the inversions of these scales, which would be [[undertone scales]]. (Undertone scales would have smaller steps at the bottom of the scale, which would get larger as one ascends.)		* Learn the inversions of these scales, which would be [[IFDO\|undertone scales]]. (Undertone scales would have smaller steps at the bottom of the scale, which would get larger as one ascends.)
	* Borrow overtones & undertones from the overtones & undertones of the fundamental -- this process can produce rich fields of interlocking harmonic series, and is often the sort of thing that composers do when they're composing in just intonation. [[Harry Partch]]'s "Monophonic Fabric," which consists of 43 unequal tones per octave, is one famous example.		* Borrow overtones & undertones from the overtones & undertones of the fundamental -- this process can produce rich fields of interlocking harmonic series, and is often the sort of thing that composers do when they're composing in just intonation. [[Harry Partch]]'s "Monophonic Fabric," which consists of 43 unequal tones per octave, is one famous example.

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	* Experiment with using different pitches as the "tonic" of the scale (eg. '''sol lu ta do re mi fu sol''', which could be taken as the 7-note scale starting on '''sol''').		* Experiment with using different pitches as the "tonic" of the scale (eg. '''sol lu ta do re mi fu sol''', which could be taken as the 7-note scale starting on '''sol''').
	* Take subsets of larger scales, which are not strict adjacent overtone scales (eg. '''do re fe sol ta do''').		* Take subsets of larger scales, which are not strict adjacent overtone scales (eg. '''do re fe sol ta do''').
	* Learn the inversions of these scales, which would be[[undertone scales]]. (Undertone scales would have smaller steps at the bottom of the scale, which would get larger as one ascends.)		* Learn the inversions of these scales, which would be [[undertone scales]]. (Undertone scales would have smaller steps at the bottom of the scale, which would get larger as one ascends.)
	* Borrow overtones & undertones from the overtones & undertones of the fundamental -- this process can produce rich fields of interlocking harmonic series, and is often the sort of thing that composers do when they're composing in just intonation. [[Harry Partch]]'s "Monophonic Fabric," which consists of 43 unequal tones per octave, is one famous example.		* Borrow overtones & undertones from the overtones & undertones of the fundamental -- this process can produce rich fields of interlocking harmonic series, and is often the sort of thing that composers do when they're composing in just intonation. [[Harry Partch]]'s "Monophonic Fabric," which consists of 43 unequal tones per octave, is one famous example.

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	* Experiment with using different pitches as the "tonic" of the scale (eg. '''sol lu ta do re mi fu sol''', which could be taken as the 7-note scale starting on '''sol''').		* Experiment with using different pitches as the "tonic" of the scale (eg. '''sol lu ta do re mi fu sol''', which could be taken as the 7-note scale starting on '''sol''').
	* Take subsets of larger scales, which are not strict adjacent overtone scales (eg. '''do re fe sol ta do''').		* Take subsets of larger scales, which are not strict adjacent overtone scales (eg. '''do re fe sol ta do''').
	* Learn the inversions of these scales, which would be ~~'''~~[[undertone scales]]~~'''~~. (Undertone scales would have smaller steps at the bottom of the scale, which would get larger as one ascends.)		* Learn the inversions of these scales, which would be[[undertone scales]]. (Undertone scales would have smaller steps at the bottom of the scale, which would get larger as one ascends.)
	* Borrow overtones & undertones from the overtones & undertones of the fundamental -- this process can produce rich fields of interlocking harmonic series, and is often the sort of thing that composers do when they're composing in just intonation. [[Harry Partch]]'s "Monophonic Fabric," which consists of 43 unequal tones per octave, is one famous example.		* Borrow overtones & undertones from the overtones & undertones of the fundamental -- this process can produce rich fields of interlocking harmonic series, and is often the sort of thing that composers do when they're composing in just intonation. [[Harry Partch]]'s "Monophonic Fabric," which consists of 43 unequal tones per octave, is one famous example.

BudjarnLambeth: /* See also */

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See also

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Andrew Heathwaite]]: The composer and wiki editor who authored this page and the majority of its contents		* [[Andrew Heathwaite]]: The composer and wiki editor who authored this page and the majority of its contents
	* [[AFDO]]: An alternative framework for describing scales which overlaps substantially with overtone scales		* [[AFDO]]: An alternative framework for describing scales which overlaps substantially with overtone scales
			* [[Mike Sheiman's Very Easy Scale Building From The Harmonic Series Page]]: Another take on the subject of overtone scales
			* [[5- to 10-tone scales from the modes of the harmonic series]]: Some small subsets of overtone scales
	* [[8th Octave Overtone Tuning]]: A tuning system built within a large overtone scale, mode 128 of the harmonic series		* [[8th Octave Overtone Tuning]]: A tuning system built within a large overtone scale, mode 128 of the harmonic series
	* [[Mike Sheiman's Very Easy Scale Building From The Harmonic Series Page]]: Another take on the subject of overtone scales

	[[Category:Just intonation]]		[[Category:Just intonation]]

BudjarnLambeth: /* See also */

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Andrew Heathwaite]]: The composer and wiki editor who authored this page and the majority of its contents		* [[Andrew Heathwaite]]: The composer and wiki editor who authored this page and the majority of its contents
			* [[AFDO]]: An alternative framework for describing scales which overlaps substantially with overtone scales
			* [[8th Octave Overtone Tuning]]: A tuning system built within a large overtone scale, mode 128 of the harmonic series
	* [[Mike Sheiman's Very Easy Scale Building From The Harmonic Series Page]]: Another take on the subject of overtone scales		* [[Mike Sheiman's Very Easy Scale Building From The Harmonic Series Page]]: Another take on the subject of overtone scales
	* [[AFDO]]: An alternative framework for describing scales which overlaps substantially with overtone scales
	* [[8th Octave Overtone Tuning]]: More information on one specific overtone scale, approached more as a tuning rather than a scale

	[[Category:Just intonation]]		[[Category:Just intonation]]

BudjarnLambeth: /* See also */

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See also

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Andrew Heathwaite]]: The composer and wiki editor who authored this page and the majority of its contents		* [[Andrew Heathwaite]]: The composer and wiki editor who authored this page and the majority of its contents
	* [[Mike Sheiman's Very Easy Scale Building From The Harmonic Series Page]]: Another take on the subject		* [[Mike Sheiman's Very Easy Scale Building From The Harmonic Series Page]]: Another take on the subject of overtone scales
	* [[AFDO]]: An alternative framework for describing scales which overlaps substantially with ~~overtime~~ scales		* [[AFDO]]: An alternative framework for describing scales which overlaps substantially with overtone scales
	* [[8th Octave Overtone Tuning]]: More information on one specific overtone scale, approached more as a tuning rather than a scale		* [[8th Octave Overtone Tuning]]: More information on one specific overtone scale, approached more as a tuning rather than a scale

BudjarnLambeth: /* See also */

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	* [[Mike Sheiman's Very Easy Scale Building From The Harmonic Series Page]]: Another take on the subject		* [[Mike Sheiman's Very Easy Scale Building From The Harmonic Series Page]]: Another take on the subject
	* [[AFDO]]: An alternative framework for describing scales which overlaps substantially with overtime scales		* [[AFDO]]: An alternative framework for describing scales which overlaps substantially with overtime scales
	* [[8th Octave Overtone Tuning]]: More information on one specific overtone scale		* [[8th Octave Overtone Tuning]]: More information on one specific overtone scale, approached more as a tuning rather than a scale

	[[Category:Just intonation]]		[[Category:Just intonation]]

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	[[File:Ji-5-6-7-8-9-10-csound-foscil-220hz.mp3\|right\|thumb\|270px\|Mode 5: 5:6:7:8:9:10]]		[[File:Ji-5-6-7-8-9-10-csound-foscil-220hz.mp3\|right\|thumb\|270px\|Mode 5: 5:6:7:8:9:10]]

	; [[5afdo\|Mode 5]]: 5:6:7:8:9:10 – This is essentially a [[7-limit]] fully-diminished seventh chord. [[7/5]] makes a very nice tritone above the bass – the simplest one available in JI – and it is available in all the higher Over-5 modes as well~~. This is the scale used by the Wagogo people of Tanzania~~.		; [[5afdo\|Mode 5]]: 5:6:7:8:9:10 – This is essentially a [[7-limit]] fully-diminished seventh chord. [[7/5]] makes a very nice tritone above the bass – the simplest one available in JI – and it is available in all the higher Over-5 modes as well.

	[[File:Ji-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-csound-foscil-220hz.mp3\|right\|thumb\|270px\|Mode 10 scale]]		[[File:Ji-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-csound-foscil-220hz.mp3\|right\|thumb\|270px\|Mode 10 scale]]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Andrew Heathwaite]]: The composer and wiki editor who authored this page and the majority of its contents
	* [[AFDO]]: An alternative framework for describing scales which overlaps substantially with overtone scales		* [[AFDO]]: An alternative framework for describing scales which overlaps substantially with overtone scales
	* [[Mike Sheiman's Very Easy Scale Building From The Harmonic Series Page]]: Another take on the subject of overtone scales		* [[Mike Sheiman's Very Easy Scale Building From The Harmonic Series Page]]: Another take on the subject of overtone scales