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The blue dwarf scale is a 6-tone, octave-repeating scale containing the following pitches: | The '''blue dwarf scale''' is a 6-tone, octave-repeating scale containing the following pitches: | ||
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It sounds melodically similar to the familiar minor blues scale of [[12edo]], but harmonically very different, avoiding the familiar [[5/1|5th harmonic]] entirely and using exotic 2.3.7.11 intervals such as [[7/6]], [[11/8]] and [[7/4]]. | It sounds melodically similar to the familiar minor blues scale of [[12edo]], but harmonically very different, avoiding the familiar [[5/1|5th harmonic]] entirely and using exotic '''2.3.7.11''' intervals such as [[7/6]], [[11/8]] and [[7/4]]. | ||
[[Category:6-tone scales]] | [[Category:6-tone scales]] | ||
[[Category:Tempered scales]] | [[Category:Tempered scales]] | ||
[[Category:Dwarves]] | [[Category:Dwarves]] | ||
[[Category:11-limit]] | [[Category:11-limit]] | ||
Revision as of 06:00, 1 July 2023
The blue dwarf scale is a 6-tone, octave-repeating scale containing the following pitches:
- 268.799
- 499.973
- 568.717
- 700.027
- 953.103
- 1200.000
It is a subset of the Dwarf17marv scale.
It sounds melodically similar to the familiar minor blues scale of 12edo, but harmonically very different, avoiding the familiar 5th harmonic entirely and using exotic 2.3.7.11 intervals such as 7/6, 11/8 and 7/4.