User:Ganaram inukshuk/Sandbox/Modmosses: Difference between revisions
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|No (reverses to itself) | |No (reverses to itself) | ||
|} | |}{{MOS mode degrees|Scale Signature=5L 2s|MODMOS Step Pattern=AssLAss|Mode Names=Default}} | ||
{{MOS mode degrees|Scale Signature= | {{MOS mode degrees|Scale Signature=5L 2s|MODMOS Step Pattern=LsLLsAs}} | ||
{{MOS mode degrees|Scale Signature=5L 2s|MODMOS Step Pattern=LsLLsAs | |||
{{MOS mode degrees|Scale Signature=5L 2s|MODMOS Step Pattern=LLsLsAs}} | {{MOS mode degrees|Scale Signature=5L 2s|MODMOS Step Pattern=LLsLsAs}} | ||
{{MOS mode degrees|Scale Signature=5L 2s|MODMOS Step Pattern=LsLLLLs | {{MOS mode degrees|Scale Signature=5L 2s|MODMOS Step Pattern=LsLLLLs}} | ||
{{MOS mode degrees|Scale Signature=5L 2s|MODMOS Step Pattern=sLLLLLs}} | {{MOS mode degrees|Scale Signature=5L 2s|MODMOS Step Pattern=sLLLLLs}} | ||
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'''Default names chosen for 5L 2s modmosses''' | '''Default names chosen for 5L 2s modmosses''' | ||
The criteria for closeness is whichever reported UDP (ignoring alterations) matches the common name. | The criteria for closeness is whichever reported UDP (ignoring alterations) matches the common name. In most cases, the brightest closest mode is either closest or exact. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="5" |Modes of harmonic minor | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Step pattern | !Step pattern | ||
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!Darkest match | !Darkest match | ||
!Which is closer? | !Which is closer? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LsLLsAs | |LsLLsAs | ||
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|<nowiki>2|4 M6md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>2|4 M6md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|sLLsAsL | |sLLsAsL | ||
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|<nowiki>0|6 M5md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>0|6 M5md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LLsAsLs | |LLsAsLs | ||
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|<nowiki>5|1 A4md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>5|1 A4md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LsAsLsL | |LsAsLsL | ||
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|<nowiki>3|3 A3md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>3|3 A3md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|sAsLsLL | |sAsLsLL | ||
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|<nowiki>1|5 M2md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>1|5 M2md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|AsLsLLs | |AsLsLLs | ||
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|<nowiki>6|0 A1md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>6|0 A1md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|sLsLLsA | |sLsLLsA | ||
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|<nowiki>0|6 d3md d6md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>0|6 d3md d6md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="5" |Modes of harmonic major | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Step pattern | !Step pattern | ||
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!Darkest match | !Darkest match | ||
!Which is closer? | !Which is closer? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LLsLsAs | |LLsLsAs | ||
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|<nowiki>5|1 m5md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>5|1 m5md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LsLsAsL | |LsLsAsL | ||
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|<nowiki>3|3 d4md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>3|3 d4md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|sLsAsLL | |sLsAsLL | ||
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|<nowiki>1|5 d3md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>1|5 d3md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LsAsLLs | |LsAsLLs | ||
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|<nowiki>6|0 m2md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>6|0 m2md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|sAsLLsL | |sAsLLsL | ||
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|<nowiki>4|2 m1md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>4|2 m1md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|AsLLsLs | |AsLLsLs | ||
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|<nowiki>6|0 A1md A4md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>6|0 A1md A4md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|sLLsLsA | |sLLsLsA | ||
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|<nowiki>0|6 d6md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>0|6 d6md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="5" |Modes of harmonic minor | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Step pattern | !Step pattern | ||
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!Darkest match | !Darkest match | ||
!Which is closer? | !Which is closer? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LsLLLLs | |LsLLLLs | ||
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|<nowiki>3|3 M6md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>3|3 M6md</nowiki> | ||
|Neither | |Neither | ||
|- | |- | ||
|sLLLLsL | |sLLLLsL | ||
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|<nowiki>1|5 M5md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>1|5 M5md</nowiki> | ||
|Brightest-match | |Brightest-match | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LLLLsLs | |LLLLsLs | ||
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|<nowiki>6|0 A4md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>6|0 A4md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LLLsLsL | |LLLsLsL | ||
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|<nowiki>4|2 A3md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>4|2 A3md</nowiki> | ||
|Brightest-match | |Brightest-match | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LLsLsLL | |LLsLsLL | ||
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|<nowiki>2|4 M2md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>2|4 M2md</nowiki> | ||
|Brightest-match | |Brightest-match | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LsLsLLL | |LsLsLLL | ||
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|<nowiki>0|6 M1md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>0|6 M1md</nowiki> | ||
|Darkest-match | |Darkest-match | ||
|- | |- | ||
|sLsLLLL | |sLsLLLL | ||
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|<nowiki>0|6 d3md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>0|6 d3md</nowiki> | ||
|Brightest-match | |Brightest-match | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="5" |Modes of Neapolitan minor | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Step pattern | !Step pattern | ||
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!Darkest match | !Darkest match | ||
!Which is closer? | !Which is closer? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|sLLLsAs | |sLLLsAs | ||
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|<nowiki>1|5 M6md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>1|5 M6md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LLLsAss | |LLLsAss | ||
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|<nowiki>6|0 A5md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>6|0 A5md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LLsAssL | |LLsAssL | ||
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|<nowiki>4|2 A4md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>4|2 A4md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LsAssLL | |LsAssLL | ||
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|<nowiki>2|4 A3md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>2|4 A3md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|sAssLLL | |sAssLLL | ||
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|<nowiki>0|6 M2md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>0|6 M2md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|AssLLLs | |AssLLLs | ||
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|<nowiki>5|1 A1md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>5|1 A1md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|ssLLLsA | |ssLLLsA | ||
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|<nowiki>0|6 d2md d3md d6md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>0|6 d2md d3md d6md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="5" |Modes of Neapolitan major | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Step pattern | !Step pattern | ||
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!Darkest match | !Darkest match | ||
!Which is closer? | !Which is closer? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|sLLLLLs | |sLLLLLs | ||
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|<nowiki>1|5 M5md M6md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>1|5 M5md M6md</nowiki> | ||
|Brightest-match | |Brightest-match | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LLLLLss | |LLLLLss | ||
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|<nowiki>6|0 A4md A5md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>6|0 A4md A5md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LLLLssL | |LLLLssL | ||
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|<nowiki>4|2 A3md A4md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>4|2 A3md A4md</nowiki> | ||
|Brightest-match | |Brightest-match | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LLLssLL | |LLLssLL | ||
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|<nowiki>2|4 M2md A3md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>2|4 M2md A3md</nowiki> | ||
|Brightest-match | |Brightest-match | ||
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|LLssLLL | |LLssLLL | ||
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|<nowiki>0|6 M1md M2md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>0|6 M1md M2md</nowiki> | ||
|Brightest-match | |Brightest-match | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LssLLLL | |LssLLLL | ||
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|<nowiki>0|6 M1md d3md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>0|6 M1md d3md</nowiki> | ||
|Darkest-match | |Darkest-match | ||
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|ssLLLLL | |ssLLLLL | ||
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|<nowiki>0|6 d2md d3md</nowiki> | |<nowiki>0|6 d2md d3md</nowiki> | ||
|Tied | |Tied | ||
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! colspan=" | ! colspan="5" |Modes of double harmonic | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Step pattern | !Step pattern | ||
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!Darkest match | !Darkest match | ||
!Which is closer? | !Which is closer? | ||
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|sAsLsAs | |sAsLsAs | ||
|Double harmonic | |Double harmonic | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:30, 24 July 2024
This page is a testing area for the following function from Module:TAMNAMS:
function p.mode_udp(input_mode, input_mos, mos_abbrev)
The function works as follows: given an arbitrary input_mode for an input_mos, find the closest true-mos mode and list the altered scale degrees (alterations) needed to produce that mode. The closest true-mos mode is the mode that requires the fewest alterations to produce the input_mode. If more than one true-mos modes satisfy this condition, then the brightest of those modes is chosen to break the tie.
What's being tested is whether there are any cases in which the tiebreaker of using the brightest mode is not ideal. One notable example of this is melodic minor (step pattern LsLLLLs). This mode is aeolian natural-6 natural-7, but also ionian b3. This is considered a non-issue since ionian b3 is considered an alternate name for melodic minor.
Modmosses shown here are chosen for testing purposes and may not correspond to actual scales used in practice.
Step | Size | Value | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
A | Augmented step | 2L - s | Large step plus a chroma. |
L | Large step | L | Large step size. |
s | Small step | s | Small step size. If used in conjunction with diminished steps, a capital S can be used instead, to main lexicographic ordering. |
c | Chroma | L - s | The difference between a large and small step.
Cannot be used as a step size in the template, but is used to change the size of other steps. |
d | Diminished step | L - 2s | Small step minus a chroma. |
1L 6s
UDP | Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (ondegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
6|0 | 1 | Lssssss | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
5|1 | 7 | sLsssss | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
4|2 | 6 | ssLssss | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
3|3 | 5 | sssLsss | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
2|4 | 4 | ssssLss | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
1|5 | 3 | sssssLs | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. |
0|6 | 2 | ssssssL | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. |
Modmosses chosen:
- LssssLd - Lssssss, but with a raised 6-degree.
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (ondegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
6|0 A6md | 1 | LSSSSLd | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. |
2|4 d6md 0|6 M5md |
2 | SSSSLdL | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Dim. | Perf. |
3|3 m5md 1|5 M4md |
3 | SSSLdLS | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. |
4|2 m4md 2|4 M3md |
4 | SSLdLSS | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
5|1 m3md 3|3 M2md |
5 | SLdLSSS | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
6|0 m2md 4|2 A1md |
6 | LdLSSSS | Perf. | Aug. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
0|6 d1md | 7 | dLSSSSL | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. |
2L 5s
UDP | Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (peldegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
6|0 | 1 | LssLsss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
5|1 | 4 | LsssLss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
4|2 | 7 | sLssLss | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
3|3 | 3 | sLsssLs | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
2|4 | 6 | ssLssLs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
1|5 | 2 | ssLsssL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
0|6 | 5 | sssLssL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
Modmosses chosen
- sLssLdL - The "sister" of LsLLsAs, a modmos of 5L 2s.
- ssLsLdL - The "sister" of LLsLsAs, a modmos of 5L 2s.
- sLssssL - The "sister" of LsLLLLs, a modmos of 5L 2s.
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (peldegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
4|2 m6md | 1 | SLSSLdL | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
6|0 m5md | 2 | LSSLdLS | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Aug. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
1|5 d4md | 3 | SSLdLSL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
3|3 d3md | 4 | SLdLSLS | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Dim. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
5|1 m2md | 5 | LdLSLSS | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
0|6 d1md | 6 | dLSLSSL | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
6|0 A3md A6md | 7 | LSLSSLd | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Aug. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. |
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (peldegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
1|5 M5md | 1 | SSLSLdL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
3|3 A4md | 2 | SLSLdLS | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Aug. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
5|1 A3md | 3 | LSLdLSS | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
0|6 M2md | 4 | SLdLSSL | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Dim. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
2|4 M1md | 5 | LdLSSLS | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
0|6 d1md d4md | 6 | dLSSLSL | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Dim. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
6|0 A6md | 7 | LSSLSLd | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. |
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (peldegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
3|3 m6md 1|5 M2md |
1 | sLssssL | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
5|1 m5md 3|3 M1md |
2 | LssssLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
0|6 d4md | 3 | ssssLsL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
2|4 d3md 0|6 M6md |
4 | sssLsLs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
4|2 m2md 2|4 M5md |
5 | ssLsLss | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|0 m1md 4|2 A4md |
6 | sLsLsss | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|0 A3md | 7 | LsLssss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
3L 4s
UDP | Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (moshdegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
6|0 | 1 | LsLsLss | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. |
5|1 | 3 | LsLssLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
4|2 | 5 | LssLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
3|3 | 7 | sLsLsLs | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
2|4 | 2 | sLsLssL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
1|5 | 4 | sLssLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
0|6 | 6 | ssLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
4L 3s
UDP | Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (smidegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
6|0 | 1 | LLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
5|1 | 6 | LsLLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
4|2 | 4 | LsLsLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
3|3 | 2 | LsLsLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
2|4 | 7 | sLLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
1|5 | 5 | sLsLLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
0|6 | 3 | sLsLsLL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Perf. |
Modmosses chosen:
- LLssLsL - LsLsLsL, but with the 2nd and 3rd steps rearranged to produce an augmented 2-step.
- LLssLLs - LsLsLLs, but with the 2nd and 3rd steps rearranged to produce an augmented 2-step.
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (smidegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
3|3 A2md | 1 | LLssLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
0|6 M1md | 2 | LssLsLL | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Perf. |
0|6 d2md d4md | 3 | ssLsLLL | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Dim. | Dim. | Min. | Perf. |
1|5 M6md | 4 | sLsLLLs | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
5|1 A5md | 5 | LsLLLss | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. |
2|4 M4md | 6 | sLLLssL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
6|0 A3md | 7 | LLLssLs | Perf. | Maj. | Aug. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (smidegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
6|0 m4md 4|2 A2md |
1 | LLssLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
3|3 m3md 1|5 M1md |
2 | LssLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
0|6 d2md | 3 | ssLLsLL | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Perf. |
4|2 m1md 2|4 M6md |
4 | sLLsLLs | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|0 A5md | 5 | LLsLLss | Perf. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. |
5|1 m6md 3|3 M4md |
6 | LsLLssL | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
2|4 d5md 0|6 M3md |
7 | sLLssLL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Perf. |
5L 2s
UDP | Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (diadegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
6|0 | 1 | LLLsLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
5|1 | 5 | LLsLLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
4|2 | 2 | LLsLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
3|3 | 6 | LsLLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
2|4 | 3 | LsLLsLL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
1|5 | 7 | sLLLsLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
0|6 | 4 | sLLsLLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
Modmosses chosen
- Harmonic minor (LsLLsAs); names provided by module
- Harmonic major (LLsLsAs); names provided by module
- Melodic minor or ionian b3 (LsLLLLs); names provided by module
- Neapolitan major (sLLLLLs); attested names added for comparison
- Neapolitan minor (sLLLsAs); attested names added for comparison
Modmos properties
Step pattern | Common name | Brightest mode | Darkest mode | Is chiral? (Reverses to what modmos?) |
---|---|---|---|---|
LsLLsAs | Harmonic minor | AsLsLLs | sLsLLsA | Yes (Harmonic major) |
LLsLsAs | Harmonic major | AsLLsLs | sLLsLsA | Yes (Harmonic minor) |
LsLLLLs | Melodic minor | LLLLsLs | sLsLLLL | No (reverses to itself) |
sLLLLLs | Neapolitan major | LLLLLss | ssLLLLL | No (reverses to itself) |
sLLLsAs | Neapolitan minor | LLLsAss | ssLLLsA | Yes (AsLLLss, ssAsLLL) |
sAsLsAs | Double harmonic | AsLsAss | ssAsLsA | No (reverses to itself) |
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (diadegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
5|1 A1md A5md | 1 | AssLAss | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. |
1|5 d2md d3md d6md | 2 | ssLAssA | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Dim. | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. |
1|5 A3md M6md | 3 | sLAssAs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Aug. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|0 A2md A5md | 4 | LAssAss | Perf. | Maj. | Aug. | Aug. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. |
4|2 A1md A4md | 5 | AssAssL | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
0|6 d2md d5md d6md | 6 | ssAssLA | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. | Dim. | Dim. | Dim. | Perf. |
0|6 M2md M6md | 7 | sAssLAs | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (diadegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
2|4 M6md | 1 | LsLLsAs | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
0|6 M5md | 2 | sLLsAsL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Dim. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
5|1 A4md | 3 | LLsAsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
3|3 A3md | 4 | LsAsLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Aug. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
1|5 M2md | 5 | sAsLsLL | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
6|0 A1md | 6 | AsLsLLs | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
0|6 d3md d6md | 7 | sLsLLsA | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Dim. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. |
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (diadegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
5|1 m5md | 1 | LLsLsAs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
3|3 d4md | 2 | LsLsAsL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Dim. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
1|5 d3md | 3 | sLsAsLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
6|0 m2md | 4 | LsAsLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Aug. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
4|2 m1md | 5 | sAsLLsL | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
6|0 A1md A4md | 6 | AsLLsLs | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Aug. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
0|6 d6md | 7 | sLLsLsA | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. |
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (diadegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
5|1 m2md 3|3 M6md |
1 | LsLLLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
3|3 m1md 1|5 M5md |
2 | sLLLLsL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
6|0 A4md | 3 | LLLLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|0 m6md 4|2 A3md |
4 | LLLsLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
4|2 m5md 2|4 M2md |
5 | LLsLsLL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
2|4 d4md 0|6 M1md |
6 | LsLsLLL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
0|6 d3md | 7 | sLsLLLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (diadegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
5|1 m1md m2md 1|5 M5md M6md |
1 | sLLLLLs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|0 A4md A5md | 2 | LLLLLss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Aug. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|0 A4md m6md 4|2 A3md A4md |
3 | LLLLssL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Aug. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
6|0 m5md m6md 2|4 M2md A3md |
4 | LLLssLL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
4|2 d4md m5md 0|6 M1md M2md |
5 | LLssLLL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
2|4 d3md d4md 0|6 M1md d3md |
6 | LssLLLL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Dim. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
0|6 d2md d3md | 7 | ssLLLLL | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Dim. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (diadegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
1|5 M6md | 1 | sLLLsAs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|0 A5md | 2 | LLLsAss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. |
4|2 A4md | 3 | LLsAssL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
2|4 A3md | 4 | LsAssLL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Aug. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
0|6 M2md | 5 | sAssLLL | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
5|1 A1md | 6 | AssLLLs | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
0|6 d2md d3md d6md | 7 | ssLLLsA | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Dim. | Dim. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. |
UDP and alterations |
Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (diadegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
5|1 m1md m5md 1|5 M2md M6md |
1 | sAsLsAs | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|0 A1md A5md | 2 | AsLsAss | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. |
1|5 d3md d6md | 3 | sLsAssA | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. |
6|0 m2md m5md 2|4 A3md M6md |
4 | LsAssAs | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Aug. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
4|2 m1md d4md 0|6 M2md M5md |
5 | sAssAsL | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Dim. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
5|1 A1md A4md | 6 | AssAsLs | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
0|6 d2md d6md | 7 | ssAsLsA | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. |
Default names chosen for 5L 2s modmosses
The criteria for closeness is whichever reported UDP (ignoring alterations) matches the common name. In most cases, the brightest closest mode is either closest or exact.
Modes of harmonic minor | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Step pattern | Common name(s) | Brightest match | Darkest match | Which is closer? |
LsLLsAs | Harmonic minor | 2|4 M6md | 2|4 M6md | Tied |
sLLsAsL | Locrian ♮6 | 0|6 M5md | 0|6 M5md | Tied |
LLsAsLs | Ionian augmented | 5|1 A4md | 5|1 A4md | Tied |
LsAsLsL | Dorian #4 | 3|3 A3md | 3|3 A3md | Tied |
sAsLsLL | Phrygian dominant | 1|5 M2md | 1|5 M2md | Tied |
AsLsLLs | Lydian #2 | 6|0 A1md | 6|0 A1md | Tied |
sLsLLsA | Altered diminished | 0|6 d3md d6md | 0|6 d3md d6md | Tied |
Modes of harmonic major | ||||
Step pattern | Common name(s) | Brightest match | Darkest match | Which is closer? |
LLsLsAs | Harmonic major | 5|1 m5md | 5|1 m5md | Tied |
LsLsAsL | Dorian b5 | 3|3 d4md | 3|3 d4md | Tied |
sLsAsLL | Phrygian b4 | 1|5 d3md | 1|5 d3md | Tied |
LsAsLLs | Lydian b3 | 6|0 m2md | 6|0 m2md | Tied |
sAsLLsL | Mixolydian b2 | 4|2 m1md | 4|2 m1md | Tied |
AsLLsLs | Lydian augmented #2 | 6|0 A1md A4md | 6|0 A1md A4md | Tied |
sLLsLsA | Locrian bb7 | 0|6 d6md | 0|6 d6md | Tied |
Modes of harmonic minor | ||||
Step pattern | Common name(s) | Brightest match | Darkest match | Which is closer? |
LsLLLLs | Melodic minor | 5|1 m2md | 3|3 M6md | Neither |
sLLLLsL | Dorian b2 | 3|3 m1md | 1|5 M5md | Brightest-match |
LLLLsLs | Lydian augmented | 6|0 A4md | 6|0 A4md | Tied |
LLLsLsL | Lydian dominant | 6|0 m6md | 4|2 A3md | Brightest-match |
LLsLsLL | Mixolydian b6 | 4|2 m5md | 2|4 M2md | Brightest-match |
LsLsLLL | Locrian ♮2 | 2|4 d4md | 0|6 M1md | Darkest-match |
sLsLLLL | Altered | 0|6 d3md | 0|6 d3md | Brightest-match |
Modes of Neapolitan minor | ||||
Step pattern | Common name(s) | Brightest match | Darkest match | Which is closer? |
sLLLsAs | Neapolitan minor | 1|5 M6md | 1|5 M6md | Tied |
LLLsAss | Lydian #6 | 6|0 A5md | 6|0 A5md | Tied |
LLsAssL | Mixolydian augmented | 4|2 A4md | 4|2 A4md | Tied |
LsAssLL | Aeolian #4 | 2|4 A3md | 2|4 A3md | Tied |
sAssLLL | Locrian dominant | 0|6 M2md | 0|6 M2md | Tied |
AssLLLs | Ionian #2 | 5|1 A1md | 5|1 A1md | Tied |
ssLLLsA | Altered diminished bb3 | 0|6 d2md d3md d6md | 0|6 d2md d3md d6md | Tied |
Modes of Neapolitan major | ||||
Step pattern | Common name(s) | Brightest match | Darkest match | Which is closer? |
sLLLLLs | Neapolitan major | 5|1 m1md m2md | 1|5 M5md M6md | Brightest-match |
LLLLLss | Lydian augmented #6 | 6|0 A4md A5md | 6|0 A4md A5md | Tied |
LLLLssL | Lydian augmented dominant | 6|0 A4md m6md | 4|2 A3md A4md | Brightest-match |
LLLssLL | Lydian dominant b6 | 6|0 m5md m6md | 2|4 M2md A3md | Brightest-match |
LLssLLL | Major locrian | 4|2 d4md m5md | 0|6 M1md M2md | Brightest-match |
LssLLLL | Altered dominant #2 | 2|4 d3md d4md | 0|6 M1md d3md | Darkest-match |
ssLLLLL | Altered dominant bb3 | 0|6 d2md d3md | 0|6 d2md d3md | Tied |
Modes of double harmonic | ||||
Step pattern | Common name(s) | Brightest match | Darkest match | Which is closer? |
sAsLsAs | Double harmonic |
6L 1s
UDP | Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (archdegree) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
6|0 | 1 | LLLLLLs | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. |
5|1 | 2 | LLLLLsL | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
4|2 | 3 | LLLLsLL | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. |
3|3 | 4 | LLLsLLL | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. |
2|4 | 5 | LLsLLLL | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. |
1|5 | 6 | LsLLLLL | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. |
0|6 | 7 | sLLLLLL | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. |