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Several mode numbering or notation systems have been designed in an attempt to generalize the [[mode]]s of the [[5L 2s|diatonic]] scale. These systems aim to work for given scale, or at least any scale with certain properties such as [[MOS]].
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">Here's how to name MOS, MODMOS and even non-MOS rank-2 scales systematically. Like [[xenharmonic/Modal UDP notation|Modal UDP notation]], it starts with the convention of using //some-temperament-name//[//some-number//] to create a generator-chain, and adds a way to number each mode uniquely. For example, here are all the modes of Meantone[7], using ~3/2 as the generator:
|| old scale name || new scale name || Ls pattern || example on white keys || genchain ||
|| Lydian || 1st Meantone[7] || LLLs LLs || F G A B C D E F || **F** C G D A E B ||
|| Ionian (major) || 2nd Meantone[7] || LLsL LLs || C D E F G A B C || F **C** G D A E B ||
|| Mixolydian || 3rd Meantone[7] || LLsL LsL || G A B C D E F G || F C **G** D A E B ||
|| Dorian || 4th Meantone[7] || LsLL LsL || D E F G A B C D || F C G **D** A E B ||
|| Aeolian (minor) || 5th Meantone[7] || LsLL sLL || A B C D E F G A || F C G D **A** E B ||
|| Phrygian || 6th Meantone[7] || sLLL sLL || E F G A B C D E || F C G D A **E** B ||
|| Locrian || 7th Meantone[7] || sLLs LLL || B C D E F G A B || F C G D A E **B** ||


Scales are formed from a segment of the generator-chain, or genchain. The first note in the genchain is the tonic of mode #1, the 2nd note is the tonic of mode #2, etc. For example, Dorian is 4th Meantone[7], spoken as "fourth meantone heptatonic". If in D, as above, it would be "D 4th meantone heptatonic".  
Here are the most common systems used proposed by the xenharmonic community:
* [[Modal UDP notation]];
* [[Genchain mode numbering]] (GMN);
* [[Jake Freivald's mode numbering system]].


The same seven modes, all with C as the tonic, to illustrate the difference between modes:
== Comparison tables ==
|| old scale name || new scale name || Ls pattern || example in C || ------------------- genchain --------------- ||
This section compares the different notations enumerated above. As an example, the seven diatonic modes (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, etc) will be used, first using the tempered meantone[7] scale and then using the abstract 5L 2s scale.
|| Lydian || 1st Meantone[7] || LLLs LLs || C D E F# G A B C ||&gt; **C** G D A E B F# ||
{| class="wikitable sortable center-all"
|| Ionian (major) || 2nd Meantone[7] || LLsL LLs || C D E F G A B C ||&gt; F **C** G D A E B ---- ||
|+ Comparison for meantone[7] modes
|| Mixolydian || 3rd Meantone[7] || LLsL LsL || C D E F G A Bb C ||&gt; Bb F **C** G D A E ------- ||
!Mode name
|| Dorian || 4th Meantone[7] || LsLL LsL || C D Eb F G A Bb C || ------------- Eb Bb F **C** G D A ||
!Step pattern
|| Aeolian (minor) || 5th Meantone[7] || LsLL sLL || C D Eb F G Ab Bb C || --------- Ab Eb Bb F **C** G D ||
!Modal UDP notation
|| Phrygian || 6th Meantone[7] || sLLL sLL || C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C || ---- Db Ab Eb Bb F **C** G ||
!Genchain mode numbering
|| Locrian || 7th Meantone[7] || sLLs LLL || C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C || Gb Db Ab Eb Bb F **C** ||
!Freivald's method
Similar modes are grouped together. The overall progression is from sharper to flatter.
|-
|Lydian
|LLLsLLs
|meantone[7] <nowiki>6|0</nowiki>
|1st meantone[7]
|meantone[7] mode 4
|-
|Ionian
|LLsLLLs
|meantone[7] <nowiki>5|1</nowiki>
|2nd meantone[7]
|meantone[7] mode 1
|-
|Mixolydian
|LLsLLsL
|meantone[7] <nowiki>4|2</nowiki>
|3rd meantone[7]
|meantone[7] mode 5
|-
|Dorian
|LsLLLsL
|meantone[7] <nowiki>3|3</nowiki>
|4th meantone[7]
|meantone[7] mode 2
|-
|Aeolian
|LsLLsLL
|meantone[7] <nowiki>2|4</nowiki>
|5th meantone[7]
|meantone[7] mode 6
|-
|Phrygian
|sLLLsLL
|meantone[7] <nowiki>1|5</nowiki>
|6th meantone[7]
|meantone[7] mode 3
|-
|Locrian
|sLLsLLL
|meantone[7] <nowiki>0|6</nowiki>
|7th meantone[7]
|meantone[7] mode 7
|}


The octave inverse of a generator is also a generator. To avoid ambiguity in mode numbers, the smaller of the two options is chosen. An exception is made for 3/2, which is preferred over 4/3 for historical reasons.
{| class="wikitable sortable center-all"
|+ Comparison for 5L 2s modes
!Mode name
!Step pattern
!Modal UDP notation
!Genchain mode numbering
!Freivald's method
|-
|Lydian
|LLLsLLs
|5L 2s <nowiki>6|0</nowiki>
|1st 5L 2s
|5L 2s mode 4
|-
|Ionian
|LLsLLLs
|5L 2s <nowiki>5|1</nowiki>
|2nd 5L 2s
|5L 2s mode 1
|-
|Mixolydian
|LLsLLsL
|5L 2s <nowiki>4|2</nowiki>
|3rd 5L 2s
|5L 2s mode 5
|-
|Dorian
|LsLLLsL
|5L 2s <nowiki>3|3</nowiki>
|4th 5L 2s
|5L 2s mode 2
|-
|Aeolian
|LsLLsLL
|5L 2s <nowiki>2|4</nowiki>
|5th 5L 2s
|5L 2s mode 6
|-
|Phrygian
|sLLLsLL
|5L 2s <nowiki>1|5</nowiki>
|6th 5L 2s
|5L 2s mode 3
|-
|Locrian
|sLLsLLL
|5L 2s <nowiki>0|6</nowiki>
|7th 5L 2s
|5L 2s mode 7
|}


Unlike modal UDP notation, the generator isn't always chroma-positive. This is necessary to keep the same generator for different MOS's of the same temperament, to guarantee that Meantone[5] will be a subset of Meantone[7] .However for the 5 pentatonic modes, the overall progression is from flatter to sharper.  
It should be noted that the MOS pattern 5L 2s is supported by multiple temperaments, and as such, the name "meantone" is not meant to exclusively describe 5L 2s.


Pentatonic meantone scales:
[[Category:Mode]]
|| old scale name || new scale name || Ls pattern || example in C || --------- genchain ------- ||
{{todo|expand}} <!-- add tables for other scales to show each system's strengths and weaknesses -->
|| major pentatonic || 1st Meantone[5] || ssL sL || C D E G A C ||&gt; **C** G D A E ||
||= ??? || 2nd Meantone[5] || sLs sL || C D F G A C ||&gt; F **C** G D A -- ||
||= ??? || 3rd Meantone[5] || sLs Ls || C D F G Bb C || -------- Bb F **C** G D ||
|| minor pentatonic || 4th Meantone[5] || Lss Ls || C Eb F G Bb C || ---- Eb Bb F **C** G ||
||= ??? || 5th Meantone[5] || LsL ss || C Eb F Ab Bb C || Ab Eb Bb F **C** ||
 
 
==[[#How to name rank-2 scales-Generator choice]]**__Generator choice__**==
The octave inverse of a generator is also a generator. To avoid ambiguity, the smaller of the two options is chosen. An exception is made for 3/2, which is preferred over 4/3 for historical reasons. More examples:
 
Chromatic meantone scales. If the fifth were larger than 700¢, which would be the case for Superpyth[12], L and s would be interchanged.
|| scale name || Ls pattern || example in C || genchain ||
|| 1st Meantone[12] || sLsLsLL sLsLL || C C# D D# E E# F# G G# A A# B C || **C** G D A E B F# C# G# D# A# E# ||
|| 2nd Meantone[12] || sLsLLsL sLsLL || C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C || F **C** G D A E B F# C# G# D# A# ||
|| 3rd Meantone[12] || sLsLLsL sLLsL || C C# D D# E F F# G G# A Bb B C || Bb F **C** G D A E B F# C# G# D# ||
|| 4th Meantone[12] || sLLsLsL sLLsL || C C# D Eb E F F# G G# A Bb B C || Eb Bb F **C** G D A E B F# C# G# ||
|| 5th Meantone[12] || sLLsLsL LsLsL || C C# D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B C || Ab Eb Bb F **C** G D A E B F# C# ||
|| 6th Meantone[12] || LsLsLsL LsLsL || C Db D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B C || Db Ab Eb Bb F **C** G D A E B F# ||
|| 7th Meantone[12] || LsLsLLs LsLsL || C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab A Bb B C || Gb Db Ab Eb Bb F **C** G D A E B ||
||= etc. ||  ||  ||  ||
 
Sensi[8] modes in 19edo (generator = 3rd = ~9/7 = 7\19, L = 3\19, s = 2\19)
|| scale name || Ls pattern || example in C || genchain ||
|| 1st Sensi[8] || ssL ssL sL || C Db D# E# F# G A Bb C || **C** E# A Db F# Bb D# G ||
|| 2nd Sensi[8] || ssL sL ssL || C Db D# E# F# G# A Bb C || G# **C** E# A Db F# Bb D# ||
|| 3rd Sensi[8] || sL ssL ssL || C Db Eb E# F# G# A Bb C || Eb G# **C** E# A Db F# Bb ||
|| 4th Sensi[8] || sL ssL sL s || C Db Eb E# F# G# A B C || B Eb G# **C** E# A Db F# ||
|| 5th Sensi[8] || sL sL ssL s || C Db Eb E# Gb G# A B C || Gb B Eb G# **C** E# A Db ||
|| 6th Sensi[8] || Lss Lss Ls || C D Eb E# Gb G# A B C || D Gb B Eb G# **C** E# A ||
|| 7th Sensi[8] || Lss Ls Lss || C D Eb E# Gb G# A# B C || A# D Gb B Eb G# **C** E# ||
|| 8th Sensi[8] || Ls Lss Lss || C D Eb F Gb G# A# B C || F A# D Gb B Eb G# **C** ||
 
Porcupine[7] modes in 22edo (generator = 2nd = ~10/9 = 3\22, L = 4\22, s = 3\22), using [[xenharmonic/ups and downs notation|ups and downs notation]].
Because the generator is a 2nd, the genchain looks like the scale.
|| scale name || Ls pattern || example in C || genchain ||
|| 1st Porcupine[7] || ssss ssL || C Dv Eb^ F Gv Ab^ Bb C || **C** Dv Eb^ F Gv Ab^ Bb ||
|| 2nd Porcupine[7] || ssss sLs || C Dv Eb^ F Gv Ab^ Bb^ C || Bb^ **C** Dv Eb^ F Gv Ab^ ||
|| 3rd Porcupine[7] || ssss Lss || C Dv Eb^ F Gv Av Bb^ C || Av Bb^ **C** Dv Eb^ F Gv ||
|| 4th Porcupine[7] || sssL sss || C Dv Eb^ F G Av Bb^ C || G Av Bb^ **C** Dv Eb^ F ||
|| 5th Porcupine[7] || ssLs sss || C Dv Eb^ F^ G Av Bb^ C ||= F^ G Av Bb^ **C** Dv Eb^ ||
|| 6th Porcupine[7] || sLss sss || C Dv Ev F^ G Av Bb^ C || Ev F^ G Av Bb^ **C** Dv ||
|| 7th Porcupine[7] || Lsss sss || C D Ev F^ G Av Bb^ C || D Ev F^ G Av Bb^ **C** ||
 
 
==[[#How to name rank-2 scales-MODMOS scales]]**__MODMOS scales__**==
As in modal UDP notation, these are written as MOS scales with chromatic alterations. To find the scale's name, first write out the genchain for the scale, which will always have gaps. Then compact it into a chain without gaps by altering one or more notes. There may be more than one way to do this, usually choose the way that alters as few notes as possible. Then find the name of the mode, then add the appropriate alterations.
|| old scale name || example in A || genchain (* marks a gap) || compacted genchain || new scale name ||
|| Harmonic minor || A B C D E F G# A || F C * D **A** E B * * G# || F C G D **A** E B || 5th Meantone[7] #7 ||
|| Melodic minor || A B C D E F# G# A || C * D **A** E B F# * G# || F C G D **A** E B || 5th Meantone[7] #6 #7 ||
||= " ||= " ||= " || D **A** E B F# C# G# || 2nd Meantone[2] b3 ||
|| Japanese pentatonic || A B C E F A || F C * * **A** E B || **A** E B F# C# || 1st Meantone[5] b3 b5 ||
|| (a mode of the above) || F A B C E F || **F** C * * A E B || Ab Eb Bb **F** C || 4th Meantone[5] #2 #3 #5 ||
Unfortunately there is some ambiguity, as the two names for melodic minor show.The Japanese pentatonic has b5, not b6, because pentatonic scale degrees are used. The F mode of Japanese pentatonic alters three notes, not two, to avoid "b1 b5". Unfortunately, it's not apparent by the scale names that the last two examples are modes of each other.
 
 
==[[#How to name rank-2 scales-Fractional-octave periods]]**__Fractional-octave periods__**==
Fractional-period rank-2 temperaments have multiple genchains running in parallel. For example, shrutal[10] might look like this:
Eb -- Bb -- F --- C --- G
A --- E --- B --- F# -- C#
 
Or alternatively, using 16/15 not 3/2 as the generator:
Eb -- E --- F --- F# -- G
A --- Bb -- B --- C --- C#
 
Multiple genchains occur because rank-2 really is 2 dimensional, with a "genweb" running in octaves (or whatever the period is) vertically and fifths (or whatever the generator is) horizontally. When the period is an octave, this octave-reduces to a single horizontal genchain. But shrutal has a genweb with vertical half-octaves, which octave-reduces to two parallel genchains. Temperaments with third-octave periods reduce to a triple-genchain, and so forth.
 
In order to be a MOS scale, the genchains must of course be the right length, and without any gaps. But they must also line up exactly, so that each note has a neighbor immediately above and/or below. In other words, every column of the genweb must be complete.
 
If the period is a fraction of an octave, 3/2 is still preferred over all other generators, even though that makes the generator larger than the period. Shrutal's generator is 3/2, not 16/15. However, 16/15 would still create the same mode numbers and thus the same scale names.
 
All five Shrutal[10] modes:
|| scale name || Ls pattern || example in C || 1st genchain || 2nd genchain ||
|| 1st Shrutal[10] || ssssL-ssssL || C C# D D# E F# G G# A A# C || **C** G D A E || F# C# G# D# A# ||
|| 2nd Shrutal[10] || sssLs-sssLs || C C# D D# F F# G G# A B C || F **C** G D A || B F# C# G# D# ||
|| 3rd Shrutal[10] || ssLss-ssLss || C C# D E F F# G G# Bb B C || Bb F **C** G D || E B F# C# G# ||
|| 4th Shrutal[10] || sLsss-sLsss || C C# Eb E F F# G A Bb B C || Eb Bb F **C** G || A E B F# C# ||
|| 5th Shrutal[10] || Lssss-Lssss || C D Eb E F F# Ab A Bb B C || Ab Eb Bb F **C** || D A E B F# ||
 
There are only two Blackwood[10] modes. The period is a fifth-octave = 240¢. The generator is 5/4. There are five genchains. Ups and downs are used to avoid duplicate note names.
|| scale name || Ls pattern || example in C || 1st genchain || 2nd chain || 3rd chain || 4th chain || 5th chain ||
|| 1st Blackwood[10] || LsLsLs LsLs || C C# D Ev E F# G G# A B C || **C** Ev || D F# || E G# || G B || A C# ||
|| 2nd Blackwood[10] || sLsLsL sLsL || C C^ D Eb E F G Ab A Bb C || Ab **C** || Bb D || C^ E || Eb G || F A ||
 
 
==[[#How to name rank-2 scales-Non-MOS scales]]**__Non-MOS non-MODMOS scales__**==
These can be indicated with curly brackets {}, because regular brackets [] are reserved for MOS scales. The same naming methods apply. Examples:
 
C D E F F# G A B C, which has a genchain F **C** G D A E B F#, and is named C 2nd Meantone{8}.
 
C D E F F# G A Bb C, with genchain Bb F **C** G D A E * F#. Alter B to get an unbroken genchain: F **C** G D A E B F#. The scale is C 2nd Meantone{8} b7. The scale is octotonic, but heptatonic notation is used for the alteration, b7 not b8, because only 7 note names are used.
 
A B C D D# E F G G# A, with genchain F C G D **A** E B * * G# D#. Sharpen F and C to get an unbroken genchain: G D **A** E B F# C# G# D#, giving the name A 3rd Meantone{9} b3 b7.
 
F G A C F, with genchain **F** C G * A. No amount of altering will make an unbroken chain, so the name is F 1st Meantone[5] no 5.
 
 
==[[#How to name rank-2 scales-Color notation]]__Color notation__==
This method of scale naming can be combined with [[xenharmonic/Kite's color notation|Kite's color notation]], as in "2nd green heptatonic" for 2nd Meantone[7].
 
 
 
 
The rough draft at http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/Modal+Notation+by+Genchain+Position can be deleted.</pre></div>
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&lt;table class="wiki_table"&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;old scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;new scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ls pattern&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;example on white keys&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;genchain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Lydian&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;1st Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LLLs LLs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F G A B C D E F&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;F&lt;/strong&gt; C G D A E B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ionian (major)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;2nd Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LLsL LLs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D E F G A B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Mixolydian&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;3rd Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LLsL LsL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;G A B C D E F G&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F C &lt;strong&gt;G&lt;/strong&gt; D A E B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Dorian&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;4th Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LsLL LsL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;D E F G A B C D&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F C G &lt;strong&gt;D&lt;/strong&gt; A E B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Aeolian (minor)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;5th Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LsLL sLL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;A B C D E F G A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F C G D &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; E B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Phrygian&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;6th Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLLL sLL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;E F G A B C D E&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F C G D A &lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt; B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Locrian&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;7th Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLLs LLL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;B C D E F G A B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F C G D A E &lt;strong&gt;B&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
 
&lt;br /&gt;
Scales are formed from a segment of the generator-chain, or genchain. The first note in the genchain is the tonic of mode #1, the 2nd note is the tonic of mode #2, etc. For example, Dorian is 4th Meantone[7], spoken as &amp;quot;fourth meantone heptatonic&amp;quot;. If in D, as above, it would be &amp;quot;D 4th meantone heptatonic&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The same seven modes, all with C as the tonic, to illustrate the difference between modes:&lt;br /&gt;
 
 
&lt;table class="wiki_table"&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;old scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;new scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ls pattern&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;example in C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;------------------- genchain ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Lydian&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;1st Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LLLs LLs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D E F# G A B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E B F#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ionian (major)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;2nd Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LLsL LLs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D E F G A B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: right;"&gt;F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E B ----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Mixolydian&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;3rd Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LLsL LsL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D E F G A Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: right;"&gt;Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E -------&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Dorian&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;4th Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LsLL LsL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D Eb F G A Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;------------- Eb Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Aeolian (minor)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;5th Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LsLL sLL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D Eb F G Ab Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;--------- Ab Eb Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Phrygian&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;6th Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLLL sLL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;---- Db Ab Eb Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Locrian&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;7th Meantone[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLLs LLL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Gb Db Ab Eb Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
 
Similar modes are grouped together. The overall progression is from sharper to flatter.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The octave inverse of a generator is also a generator. To avoid ambiguity in mode numbers, the smaller of the two options is chosen. An exception is made for 3/2, which is preferred over 4/3 for historical reasons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Unlike modal UDP notation, the generator isn't always chroma-positive. This is necessary to keep the same generator for different MOS's of the same temperament, to guarantee that Meantone[5] will be a subset of Meantone[7] .However for the 5 pentatonic modes, the overall progression is from flatter to sharper. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Pentatonic meantone scales:&lt;br /&gt;
 
 
&lt;table class="wiki_table"&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;old scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;new scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ls pattern&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;example in C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;--------- genchain -------&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;major pentatonic&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;1st Meantone[5]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;ssL sL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D E G A C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;???&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;2nd Meantone[5]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLs sL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D F G A C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: right;"&gt;F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A --&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;???&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;3rd Meantone[5]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLs Ls&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D F G Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;-------- Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;minor pentatonic&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;4th Meantone[5]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Lss Ls&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Eb F G Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;---- Eb Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;???&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;5th Meantone[5]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LsL ss&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Eb F Ab Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ab Eb Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
 
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:0:&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h2 id="toc0"&gt;&lt;a name="x-Generator choice"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:0 --&gt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextAnchorRule:10:&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;/i/anchor.gif&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;WikiAnchor&amp;quot; alt=&amp;quot;Anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;wikitext@@anchor@@How to name rank-2 scales-Generator choice&amp;quot; title=&amp;quot;Anchor: How to name rank-2 scales-Generator choice&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;a name="How to name rank-2 scales-Generator choice"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextAnchorRule:10 --&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Generator choice&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
The octave inverse of a generator is also a generator. To avoid ambiguity, the smaller of the two options is chosen. An exception is made for 3/2, which is preferred over 4/3 for historical reasons. More examples:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chromatic meantone scales. If the fifth were larger than 700¢, which would be the case for Superpyth[12], L and s would be interchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
 
 
&lt;table class="wiki_table"&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ls pattern&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;example in C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;genchain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;1st Meantone[12]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLsLsLL sLsLL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C C# D D# E E# F# G G# A A# B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E B F# C# G# D# A# E#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;2nd Meantone[12]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLsLLsL sLsLL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E B F# C# G# D# A#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;3rd Meantone[12]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLsLLsL sLLsL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C C# D D# E F F# G G# A Bb B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E B F# C# G# D#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;4th Meantone[12]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLLsLsL sLLsL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C C# D Eb E F F# G G# A Bb B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Eb Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E B F# C# G#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;5th Meantone[12]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLLsLsL LsLsL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C C# D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ab Eb Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E B F# C#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;6th Meantone[12]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LsLsLsL LsLsL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Db D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Db Ab Eb Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E B F#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;7th Meantone[12]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LsLsLLs LsLsL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab A Bb B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Gb Db Ab Eb Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;etc.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
 
&lt;br /&gt;
Sensi[8] modes in 19edo (generator = 3rd = ~9/7 = 7\19, L = 3\19, s = 2\19)&lt;br /&gt;
 
 
&lt;table class="wiki_table"&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ls pattern&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;example in C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;genchain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;1st Sensi[8]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;ssL ssL sL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Db D# E# F# G A Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; E# A Db F# Bb D# G&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;2nd Sensi[8]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;ssL sL ssL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Db D# E# F# G# A Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;G# &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; E# A Db F# Bb D#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;3rd Sensi[8]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sL ssL ssL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Db Eb E# F# G# A Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Eb G# &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; E# A Db F# Bb&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;4th Sensi[8]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sL ssL sL s&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Db Eb E# F# G# A B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;B Eb G# &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; E# A Db F#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;5th Sensi[8]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sL sL ssL s&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Db Eb E# Gb G# A B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Gb B Eb G# &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; E# A Db&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;6th Sensi[8]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Lss Lss Ls&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D Eb E# Gb G# A B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;D Gb B Eb G# &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; E# A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;7th Sensi[8]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Lss Ls Lss&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D Eb E# Gb G# A# B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;A# D Gb B Eb G# &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; E#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;8th Sensi[8]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ls Lss Lss&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D Eb F Gb G# A# B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F A# D Gb B Eb G# &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
 
&lt;br /&gt;
Porcupine[7] modes in 22edo (generator = 2nd = ~10/9 = 3\22, L = 4\22, s = 3\22), using &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/ups%20and%20downs%20notation"&gt;ups and downs notation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Because the generator is a 2nd, the genchain looks like the scale.&lt;br /&gt;
 
 
&lt;table class="wiki_table"&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ls pattern&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;example in C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;genchain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;1st Porcupine[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;ssss ssL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Dv Eb^ F Gv Ab^ Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; Dv Eb^ F Gv Ab^ Bb&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;2nd Porcupine[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;ssss sLs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Dv Eb^ F Gv Ab^ Bb^ C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Bb^ &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; Dv Eb^ F Gv Ab^&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;3rd Porcupine[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;ssss Lss&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Dv Eb^ F Gv Av Bb^ C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Av Bb^ &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; Dv Eb^ F Gv&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;4th Porcupine[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sssL sss&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Dv Eb^ F G Av Bb^ C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;G Av Bb^ &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; Dv Eb^ F&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;5th Porcupine[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;ssLs sss&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Dv Eb^ F^ G Av Bb^ C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;F^ G Av Bb^ &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; Dv Eb^&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;6th Porcupine[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLss sss&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C Dv Ev F^ G Av Bb^ C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ev F^ G Av Bb^ &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; Dv&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;7th Porcupine[7]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Lsss sss&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D Ev F^ G Av Bb^ C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;D Ev F^ G Av Bb^ &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
 
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:2:&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h2 id="toc1"&gt;&lt;a name="x-MODMOS scales"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:2 --&gt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextAnchorRule:11:&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;/i/anchor.gif&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;WikiAnchor&amp;quot; alt=&amp;quot;Anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;wikitext@@anchor@@How to name rank-2 scales-MODMOS scales&amp;quot; title=&amp;quot;Anchor: How to name rank-2 scales-MODMOS scales&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;a name="How to name rank-2 scales-MODMOS scales"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextAnchorRule:11 --&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;MODMOS scales&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
As in modal UDP notation, these are written as MOS scales with chromatic alterations. To find the scale's name, first write out the genchain for the scale, which will always have gaps. Then compact it into a chain without gaps by altering one or more notes. There may be more than one way to do this, usually choose the way that alters as few notes as possible. Then find the name of the mode, then add the appropriate alterations.&lt;br /&gt;
 
 
&lt;table class="wiki_table"&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;old scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;example in A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;genchain (* marks a gap)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;compacted genchain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;new scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Harmonic minor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;A B C D E F G# A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F C * D &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; E B * * G#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F C G D &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; E B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;5th Meantone[7] #7&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Melodic minor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;A B C D E F# G# A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C * D &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; E B F# * G#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F C G D &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; E B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;5th Meantone[7] #6 #7&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;D &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; E B F# C# G#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;2nd Meantone[2] b3&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Japanese pentatonic&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;A B C E F A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F C * * &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; E B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; E B F# C#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;1st Meantone[5] b3 b5&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;(a mode of the above)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F A B C E F&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;F&lt;/strong&gt; C * * A E B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ab Eb Bb &lt;strong&gt;F&lt;/strong&gt; C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;4th Meantone[5] #2 #3 #5&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
 
Unfortunately there is some ambiguity, as the two names for melodic minor show.The Japanese pentatonic has b5, not b6, because pentatonic scale degrees are used. The F mode of Japanese pentatonic alters three notes, not two, to avoid &amp;quot;b1 b5&amp;quot;. Unfortunately, it's not apparent by the scale names that the last two examples are modes of each other.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h2 id="toc2"&gt;&lt;a name="x-Fractional-octave periods"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 --&gt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextAnchorRule:12:&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;/i/anchor.gif&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;WikiAnchor&amp;quot; alt=&amp;quot;Anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;wikitext@@anchor@@How to name rank-2 scales-Fractional-octave periods&amp;quot; title=&amp;quot;Anchor: How to name rank-2 scales-Fractional-octave periods&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;a name="How to name rank-2 scales-Fractional-octave periods"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextAnchorRule:12 --&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Fractional-octave periods&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
Fractional-period rank-2 temperaments have multiple genchains running in parallel. For example, shrutal[10] might look like this:&lt;br /&gt;
Eb -- Bb -- F --- C --- G&lt;br /&gt;
A --- E --- B --- F# -- C#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Or alternatively, using 16/15 not 3/2 as the generator:&lt;br /&gt;
Eb -- E --- F --- F# -- G&lt;br /&gt;
A --- Bb -- B --- C --- C#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Multiple genchains occur because rank-2 really is 2 dimensional, with a &amp;quot;genweb&amp;quot; running in octaves (or whatever the period is) vertically and fifths (or whatever the generator is) horizontally. When the period is an octave, this octave-reduces to a single horizontal genchain. But shrutal has a genweb with vertical half-octaves, which octave-reduces to two parallel genchains. Temperaments with third-octave periods reduce to a triple-genchain, and so forth.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to be a MOS scale, the genchains must of course be the right length, and without any gaps. But they must also line up exactly, so that each note has a neighbor immediately above and/or below. In other words, every column of the genweb must be complete.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If the period is a fraction of an octave, 3/2 is still preferred over all other generators, even though that makes the generator larger than the period. Shrutal's generator is 3/2, not 16/15. However, 16/15 would still create the same mode numbers and thus the same scale names.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
All five Shrutal[10] modes:&lt;br /&gt;
 
 
&lt;table class="wiki_table"&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ls pattern&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;example in C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;1st genchain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;2nd genchain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;1st Shrutal[10]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;ssssL-ssssL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C C# D D# E F# G G# A A# C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F# C# G# D# A#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;2nd Shrutal[10]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sssLs-sssLs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C C# D D# F F# G G# A B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;B F# C# G# D#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;3rd Shrutal[10]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;ssLss-ssLss&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C C# D E F F# G G# Bb B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;E B F# C# G#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;4th Shrutal[10]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLsss-sLsss&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C C# Eb E F F# G A Bb B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Eb Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;A E B F# C#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;5th Shrutal[10]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Lssss-Lssss&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C D Eb E F F# Ab A Bb B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ab Eb Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;D A E B F#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
 
&lt;br /&gt;
There are only two Blackwood[10] modes. The period is a fifth-octave = 240¢. The generator is 5/4. There are five genchains. Ups and downs are used to avoid duplicate note names.&lt;br /&gt;
 
 
&lt;table class="wiki_table"&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;scale name&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ls pattern&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;example in C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;1st genchain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;2nd chain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;3rd chain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;4th chain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;5th chain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;1st Blackwood[10]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;LsLsLs LsLs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C C# D Ev E F# G G# A B C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; Ev&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;D F#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;E G#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;G B&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;A C#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;2nd Blackwood[10]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;sLsLsL sLsL&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C C^ D Eb E F G Ab A Bb C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Ab &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Bb D&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;C^ E&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;Eb G&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;F A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
 
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:6:&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h2 id="toc3"&gt;&lt;a name="x-Non-MOS non-MODMOS scales"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:6 --&gt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextAnchorRule:13:&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;/i/anchor.gif&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;WikiAnchor&amp;quot; alt=&amp;quot;Anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;wikitext@@anchor@@How to name rank-2 scales-Non-MOS scales&amp;quot; title=&amp;quot;Anchor: How to name rank-2 scales-Non-MOS scales&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;a name="How to name rank-2 scales-Non-MOS scales"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextAnchorRule:13 --&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Non-MOS non-MODMOS scales&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
These can be indicated with curly brackets {}, because regular brackets [] are reserved for MOS scales. The same naming methods apply. Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
C D E F F# G A B C, which has a genchain F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E B F#, and is named C 2nd Meantone{8}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
C D E F F# G A Bb C, with genchain Bb F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E * F#. Alter B to get an unbroken genchain: F &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt; G D A E B F#. The scale is C 2nd Meantone{8} b7. The scale is octotonic, but heptatonic notation is used for the alteration, b7 not b8, because only 7 note names are used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A B C D D# E F G G# A, with genchain F C G D &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; E B * * G# D#. Sharpen F and C to get an unbroken genchain: G D &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; E B F# C# G# D#, giving the name A 3rd Meantone{9} b3 b7.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
F G A C F, with genchain &lt;strong&gt;F&lt;/strong&gt; C G * A. No amount of altering will make an unbroken chain, so the name is F 1st Meantone[5] no 5.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:8:&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h2 id="toc4"&gt;&lt;a name="x-Color notation"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:8 --&gt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextAnchorRule:14:&amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;/i/anchor.gif&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;WikiAnchor&amp;quot; alt=&amp;quot;Anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;wikitext@@anchor@@How to name rank-2 scales-Color notation&amp;quot; title=&amp;quot;Anchor: How to name rank-2 scales-Color notation&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;a name="How to name rank-2 scales-Color notation"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextAnchorRule:14 --&gt;&lt;u&gt;Color notation&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
This method of scale naming can be combined with &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/Kite%27s%20color%20notation"&gt;Kite's color notation&lt;/a&gt;, as in &amp;quot;2nd green heptatonic&amp;quot; for 2nd Meantone[7].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The rough draft at &lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:1119:http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/Modal+Notation+by+Genchain+Position --&gt;&lt;a href="http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/Modal+Notation+by+Genchain+Position"&gt;http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/Modal+Notation+by+Genchain+Position&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:1119 --&gt; can be deleted.&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>

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Several mode numbering or notation systems have been designed in an attempt to generalize the modes of the diatonic scale. These systems aim to work for given scale, or at least any scale with certain properties such as MOS.

Here are the most common systems used proposed by the xenharmonic community:

Comparison tables

This section compares the different notations enumerated above. As an example, the seven diatonic modes (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, etc) will be used, first using the tempered meantone[7] scale and then using the abstract 5L 2s scale.

Comparison for meantone[7] modes
Mode name Step pattern Modal UDP notation Genchain mode numbering Freivald's method
Lydian LLLsLLs meantone[7] 6|0 1st meantone[7] meantone[7] mode 4
Ionian LLsLLLs meantone[7] 5|1 2nd meantone[7] meantone[7] mode 1
Mixolydian LLsLLsL meantone[7] 4|2 3rd meantone[7] meantone[7] mode 5
Dorian LsLLLsL meantone[7] 3|3 4th meantone[7] meantone[7] mode 2
Aeolian LsLLsLL meantone[7] 2|4 5th meantone[7] meantone[7] mode 6
Phrygian sLLLsLL meantone[7] 1|5 6th meantone[7] meantone[7] mode 3
Locrian sLLsLLL meantone[7] 0|6 7th meantone[7] meantone[7] mode 7
Comparison for 5L 2s modes
Mode name Step pattern Modal UDP notation Genchain mode numbering Freivald's method
Lydian LLLsLLs 5L 2s 6|0 1st 5L 2s 5L 2s mode 4
Ionian LLsLLLs 5L 2s 5|1 2nd 5L 2s 5L 2s mode 1
Mixolydian LLsLLsL 5L 2s 4|2 3rd 5L 2s 5L 2s mode 5
Dorian LsLLLsL 5L 2s 3|3 4th 5L 2s 5L 2s mode 2
Aeolian LsLLsLL 5L 2s 2|4 5th 5L 2s 5L 2s mode 6
Phrygian sLLLsLL 5L 2s 1|5 6th 5L 2s 5L 2s mode 3
Locrian sLLsLLL 5L 2s 0|6 7th 5L 2s 5L 2s mode 7

It should be noted that the MOS pattern 5L 2s is supported by multiple temperaments, and as such, the name "meantone" is not meant to exclusively describe 5L 2s.

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