22edo chords
22edo contains a huge wealth of harmonies to explore. It has not only 5-limit major and minor but also various 7-limit and 11-limit chords.
Triads
22edo contains many triads. This list is by no means an exhaustive one, but it highlights some common and interesting ones.
ups and downs name | |||||
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0-381-709
0-7-13 |
Downmajor, Down
v |
vM3, P5 | Major
M, Maj |
M3, P5 | |
0-327-709
0-6-13 |
Upminor
^m |
^m3, P5 | Minor
m, min, - |
m3, P5 | |
0-436-709
0-8-13 |
Major
(nothing needed) |
M3, P5 | SuperMajor
S, Sup, ^ |
S3, P5 |
|
0-272-709
0-5-13 |
Minor
m |
m3, P5 | SubMinor
s, Sub, v |
s3, P5 | |
0-327-654
0-6-12 |
Upminor down5
^m(v5) |
^m3, v5 | Magical
mag, * |
m3, m5 | |
0-272-545
0-5-10 |
Diminished
d, dim |
m3, d5 | Tiny
t |
s3, t5 | |
0-436-872
0-8-16 |
Augmented
a, aug |
M3, aug5 | Giant
G |
S3, G5 |
Seventh chords
While triads show promise, the real fun in 22edo is tetrads. There is a wealth of interesting tertian-based tetrads.
ups and downs name | |||||
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0-381-709-1090
0-7-13-20 |
Downmajor7
vM7 |
vM3, P5, vM7 | Major 7th
Maj7, M7 |
M3, P5, M7 | |
0-327-709-1036
0-6-13-19 |
Upminor7
^m7 |
^m3, P5, ^m7 | Minor 7th
min7, m7, -7 |
m3, P5, m7 | |
0-436-709-1145
0-8-13-21 |
Major7
M7 |
M3, P5, M7 | Super 7th
Sup7, S7,^7 |
S3, P5, S7 | |
0-272-709-981
0-5-13-18 |
Minor7
m7 |
m3, P5, m7 | Sub 7th
Sub7, s7 |
s3, P5, s7 | |
0-381-709-981
0-7-13-18 |
Down add7
v,7 |
vM3, P5, m7 | Harmonic 7th
Harm7, H7 |
M3, P5, s7 | |
0-327-654-981
0-6-12-18 |
Upminor add7 down5
^m,7(v5) |
^m3, v5, m7 | Magical 7th
Mag7, *7 |
m3, m5, s7 | |
0-381-709-1145
0-7-13-21 |
Major7 down3
M7(v3) |
vM3, P5, M7 | Major Super 7th
MS7, M^7 |
M7, P5, S7 | |
0-327-709-981
0-6-13-18 |
Upminor add7
^m,7 |
^m3, P5, m7 | Minor Sub 7th
ms7 |
m7, P5, s7 | |
0-436-709-1036
0-8-13-19 |
Add upminor7
,^m7 |
M3, P5, ^m7 | Super Minor 7th
Sm7 |
S3, P5, m7 | |
0-272-709-1090
0-5-13-20 |
Minor downmajor7
m,vM7 |
m3, P5, vM7 | Sub Major 7th
sM7 |
s3, P5, M7 | |
0-436-709-981
0-8-13-18 |
Dom7
7 |
M3, P5, m7 | Super Sub 7th
Ss7, Supsub7 |
S3, P5, s7 | |
0-272-545-818
0-5-10-15 |
Diminished7
d7 |
m3, d5, d7 | Tiny 7th
t7 |
s3, t5, t7 | |
0-436-872-1145
0-8-16-21 |
Major7 sharp5
M7(#5) |
M3, #5, M7 | Giant 6th
G6 |
S3, G5, G6 | |
0-327-709-927
0-6-13-17 |
Upminor 6
^m6 |
^m3, P5, vM6 | Harmonic Minor 6th
Hm6 |
m3, P5, S6 |
Ups and downs notation
Todo: rework Properly merge this section into the rest of the page, in order to avoid duplicate or contradictory information. |
Various 22edo triads, 6th and 7th chords, named via ups and downs. Not meant to be exhaustive, but this list does demonstrate the basic rules for naming.
Highly implausible chords are named as a more plausible homonym, e.g. 0–9–14 = C4(^5) becomes 9–14–22 = Fm, where "a" stands for augmented and "d" stands for diminished.
Third → | m3 | ^m3 | vM3 | M3 | P4 | ^4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Triads with P5 | Cm | C^m | Cv | C | C4 | C^4 | |
Other triads |
v5 | Cm(v5) | C^m(v5) | Cv(v5) | C(v5) | C4(v5) | C^4(v5) |
^d5 | Cd(^5) | C^d(^5) | Cv(^b5) | C(^b5) | C4(^b5) | C^4(^b5) | |
d5 | Cd | C^d | Cv(b5) | C(b5) | C4(b5) | C^4(b5) | |
^5 | (Ab) | C^m(^5) | Cv(^5) | C(^5) | (Fm) | C^4(^5) | |
va5 | Cm(v#5) | (^Abv) | Cv(v#5) | C(v#5) | (F^m) | C^4(v#5) | |
Tetrads with a P5 |
vM6 | Cmv6 | C^mv6 | Cv6 | C,v6 | C4v6 | C^4v6 |
M6 | Cm6 | C^m,6 | Cv,6 | C6 | C4,6 | C^4,6 | |
m7 | Cm7 | C^m,7 | Cv,7 | C7 | C4,7 | C^4,7 | |
^m7 | Cm^7 | C^m7 | Cv^7 | C,^7 | C4^7 | C^4^7 | |
vM7 | CmvM7 | C^mvM7 | CvM7 | C,vM7 | C4vM7 | C^4vM7 | |
M7 | CmM7 | C^mM7 | Cv,M7 | CM7 | C4M7 | C^4M7 |
A punctuation comma (",") is spoken as "add", thus Cv,7 is "C-down add-seven". The only exception is when a comma separates two numbers, as in C4,7 which is "C four-seven". A comma is written, and "add" is spoken, whenever not doing so would cause confusion with another chord.
4:5:6:7 = C vE G Bb is named Cv,7. To get a shorter name for this important chord, one could call it a harmonic7 chord, or one could borrow from color notation to call it a har7 chord, written Ch7. Names for subharmonic chords can be similarly shortened.
Chord | Notes | Ups and downs name | Color name | ||
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4:5:6:7 | C vE G Bb | C-down add-7 | Cv,7 | C har7 | Ch7 |
4:5:6:7:9 | C vE G Bb D | C-nine down-3 | C9(v3) | C har9 | Ch9 |
7:6:5:4 | C Eb ^Gb Bb | C minor7 upflat-5 | Cm7(^b5) | C sub7 | Cs7 |
12:10:8:7 | C ^Eb G A | C upminor add-6 | C^m,6 | C sub6 | Cs6 |
9:7:6:5:4 | C E G ^Bb D | C-nine up-7 | C9(^7) | C sub9 | Cs9 |
See also
External links
- microtonal theory: 22edo triads by xenpilled on YouTube