1-3-5-11-13 dekany

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Circle diagram.

A 13-odd-limit dekany. This creates a scale of 1 13/12 55/48 5/4 65/48 11/8 143/96 13/8 5/3 11/6 2/1, with steps of 13/12 55/52 12/11 13/12 66/65 13/12 12/11 40/39 11/10 12/11. This has three perfect fifths, but not one above the root note. (although it does have both an imperfect fourth and fifth above the root) As it has factors of both 11 and 13, there are many notes that fall between the cracks of the 12edo keyboard, but there are no clusters of multiple small notes in quick succession that would make it difficult to map.

! 1-3-5-9-13_Dekany.scl
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1 3 5 9 13 2-combination Dekany
10
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138.572
235.676
386.313
524.886
551.317
689.890
840.527
884.358
1049.362
1200

Suggested keyboard mapping: Start on C, skipping the Eb and Bb notes. This ensures that the notes with perfect fifths above them are always 7 steps above their root, even if they are not always mapped to the closest key on the 12edo keyboard.