13L 6s
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Step pattern
LLLsLLsLLsLLsLLsLLs
sLLsLLsLLsLLsLLsLLL
Equave
2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Period
2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Bright
16\19 to 11\13 (1010.5 ¢ to 1015.4 ¢)
Dark
2\13 to 3\19 (184.6 ¢ to 189.5 ¢)
Descends from
6L 1s (archaeotonic)
Ancestor's step ratio range
2:1 to 3:1 (hypohard)
Parent
6L 7s
Sister
6L 13s
Daughters
19L 13s, 13L 19s
Neutralized
7L 12s
2-Flought
32L 6s, 13L 25s
Equalized (L:s = 1:1)
16\19 (1010.5 ¢)
Supersoft (L:s = 4:3)
59\70 (1011.4 ¢)
Soft (L:s = 3:2)
43\51 (1011.8 ¢)
Semisoft (L:s = 5:3)
70\83 (1012.0 ¢)
Basic (L:s = 2:1)
27\32 (1012.5 ¢)
Semihard (L:s = 5:2)
65\77 (1013.0 ¢)
Hard (L:s = 3:1)
38\45 (1013.3 ¢)
Superhard (L:s = 4:1)
49\58 (1013.8 ¢)
Collapsed (L:s = 1:0)
11\13 (1015.4 ¢)
↖ 12L 5s | ↑ 13L 5s | 14L 5s ↗ |
← 12L 6s | 13L 6s | 14L 6s → |
↙ 12L 7s | ↓ 13L 7s | 14L 7s ↘ |
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Scale structure
sLLsLLsLLsLLsLLsLLL
Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
13L 6s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 13 large steps and 6 small steps, repeating every octave. 13L 6s is a grandchild scale of 6L 1s, expanding it by 12 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 1010.5 ¢ to 1015.4 ¢, or from 184.6 ¢ to 189.5 ¢.
Scale properties
- This article uses TAMNAMS conventions for the names of this scale's intervals and scale degrees. The use of 1-indexed ordinal names is reserved for diatonic interval categories.
Intervals
Intervals | Steps subtended |
Range in cents | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Generic | Specific | Abbrev. | ||
0-mosstep | Perfect 0-mosstep | P0ms | 0 | 0.0 ¢ |
1-mosstep | Minor 1-mosstep | m1ms | s | 0.0 ¢ to 63.2 ¢ |
Major 1-mosstep | M1ms | L | 63.2 ¢ to 92.3 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Minor 2-mosstep | m2ms | L + s | 92.3 ¢ to 126.3 ¢ |
Major 2-mosstep | M2ms | 2L | 126.3 ¢ to 184.6 ¢ | |
3-mosstep | Perfect 3-mosstep | P3ms | 2L + s | 184.6 ¢ to 189.5 ¢ |
Augmented 3-mosstep | A3ms | 3L | 189.5 ¢ to 276.9 ¢ | |
4-mosstep | Minor 4-mosstep | m4ms | 2L + 2s | 184.6 ¢ to 252.6 ¢ |
Major 4-mosstep | M4ms | 3L + s | 252.6 ¢ to 276.9 ¢ | |
5-mosstep | Minor 5-mosstep | m5ms | 3L + 2s | 276.9 ¢ to 315.8 ¢ |
Major 5-mosstep | M5ms | 4L + s | 315.8 ¢ to 369.2 ¢ | |
6-mosstep | Minor 6-mosstep | m6ms | 4L + 2s | 369.2 ¢ to 378.9 ¢ |
Major 6-mosstep | M6ms | 5L + s | 378.9 ¢ to 461.5 ¢ | |
7-mosstep | Minor 7-mosstep | m7ms | 4L + 3s | 369.2 ¢ to 442.1 ¢ |
Major 7-mosstep | M7ms | 5L + 2s | 442.1 ¢ to 461.5 ¢ | |
8-mosstep | Minor 8-mosstep | m8ms | 5L + 3s | 461.5 ¢ to 505.3 ¢ |
Major 8-mosstep | M8ms | 6L + 2s | 505.3 ¢ to 553.8 ¢ | |
9-mosstep | Minor 9-mosstep | m9ms | 6L + 3s | 553.8 ¢ to 568.4 ¢ |
Major 9-mosstep | M9ms | 7L + 2s | 568.4 ¢ to 646.2 ¢ | |
10-mosstep | Minor 10-mosstep | m10ms | 6L + 4s | 553.8 ¢ to 631.6 ¢ |
Major 10-mosstep | M10ms | 7L + 3s | 631.6 ¢ to 646.2 ¢ | |
11-mosstep | Minor 11-mosstep | m11ms | 7L + 4s | 646.2 ¢ to 694.7 ¢ |
Major 11-mosstep | M11ms | 8L + 3s | 694.7 ¢ to 738.5 ¢ | |
12-mosstep | Minor 12-mosstep | m12ms | 8L + 4s | 738.5 ¢ to 757.9 ¢ |
Major 12-mosstep | M12ms | 9L + 3s | 757.9 ¢ to 830.8 ¢ | |
13-mosstep | Minor 13-mosstep | m13ms | 8L + 5s | 738.5 ¢ to 821.1 ¢ |
Major 13-mosstep | M13ms | 9L + 4s | 821.1 ¢ to 830.8 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Minor 14-mosstep | m14ms | 9L + 5s | 830.8 ¢ to 884.2 ¢ |
Major 14-mosstep | M14ms | 10L + 4s | 884.2 ¢ to 923.1 ¢ | |
15-mosstep | Minor 15-mosstep | m15ms | 10L + 5s | 923.1 ¢ to 947.4 ¢ |
Major 15-mosstep | M15ms | 11L + 4s | 947.4 ¢ to 1015.4 ¢ | |
16-mosstep | Diminished 16-mosstep | d16ms | 10L + 6s | 923.1 ¢ to 1010.5 ¢ |
Perfect 16-mosstep | P16ms | 11L + 5s | 1010.5 ¢ to 1015.4 ¢ | |
17-mosstep | Minor 17-mosstep | m17ms | 11L + 6s | 1015.4 ¢ to 1073.7 ¢ |
Major 17-mosstep | M17ms | 12L + 5s | 1073.7 ¢ to 1107.7 ¢ | |
18-mosstep | Minor 18-mosstep | m18ms | 12L + 6s | 1107.7 ¢ to 1136.8 ¢ |
Major 18-mosstep | M18ms | 13L + 5s | 1136.8 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
19-mosstep | Perfect 19-mosstep | P19ms | 13L + 6s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|
31 | Augmented 2-mosdegree | A2md |
30 | Augmented 5-mosdegree | A5md |
29 | Augmented 8-mosdegree | A8md |
28 | Augmented 11-mosdegree | A11md |
27 | Augmented 14-mosdegree | A14md |
26 | Augmented 17-mosdegree | A17md |
25 | Augmented 1-mosdegree | A1md |
24 | Augmented 4-mosdegree | A4md |
23 | Augmented 7-mosdegree | A7md |
22 | Augmented 10-mosdegree | A10md |
21 | Augmented 13-mosdegree | A13md |
20 | Augmented 16-mosdegree | A16md |
19 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md |
18 | Augmented 3-mosdegree | A3md |
17 | Major 6-mosdegree | M6md |
16 | Major 9-mosdegree | M9md |
15 | Major 12-mosdegree | M12md |
14 | Major 15-mosdegree | M15md |
13 | Major 18-mosdegree | M18md |
12 | Major 2-mosdegree | M2md |
11 | Major 5-mosdegree | M5md |
10 | Major 8-mosdegree | M8md |
9 | Major 11-mosdegree | M11md |
8 | Major 14-mosdegree | M14md |
7 | Major 17-mosdegree | M17md |
6 | Major 1-mosdegree | M1md |
5 | Major 4-mosdegree | M4md |
4 | Major 7-mosdegree | M7md |
3 | Major 10-mosdegree | M10md |
2 | Major 13-mosdegree | M13md |
1 | Perfect 16-mosdegree | P16md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 19-mosdegree |
P0md P19md |
−1 | Perfect 3-mosdegree | P3md |
−2 | Minor 6-mosdegree | m6md |
−3 | Minor 9-mosdegree | m9md |
−4 | Minor 12-mosdegree | m12md |
−5 | Minor 15-mosdegree | m15md |
−6 | Minor 18-mosdegree | m18md |
−7 | Minor 2-mosdegree | m2md |
−8 | Minor 5-mosdegree | m5md |
−9 | Minor 8-mosdegree | m8md |
−10 | Minor 11-mosdegree | m11md |
−11 | Minor 14-mosdegree | m14md |
−12 | Minor 17-mosdegree | m17md |
−13 | Minor 1-mosdegree | m1md |
−14 | Minor 4-mosdegree | m4md |
−15 | Minor 7-mosdegree | m7md |
−16 | Minor 10-mosdegree | m10md |
−17 | Minor 13-mosdegree | m13md |
−18 | Diminished 16-mosdegree | d16md |
−19 | Diminished 19-mosdegree | d19md |
−20 | Diminished 3-mosdegree | d3md |
−21 | Diminished 6-mosdegree | d6md |
−22 | Diminished 9-mosdegree | d9md |
−23 | Diminished 12-mosdegree | d12md |
−24 | Diminished 15-mosdegree | d15md |
−25 | Diminished 18-mosdegree | d18md |
−26 | Diminished 2-mosdegree | d2md |
−27 | Diminished 5-mosdegree | d5md |
−28 | Diminished 8-mosdegree | d8md |
−29 | Diminished 11-mosdegree | d11md |
−30 | Diminished 14-mosdegree | d14md |
−31 | Diminished 17-mosdegree | d17md |
Modes
UDP | Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (mosdegree) | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |||
18|0 | 1 | LLLsLLsLLsLLsLLsLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
17|1 | 17 | LLsLLLsLLsLLsLLsLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
16|2 | 14 | LLsLLsLLLsLLsLLsLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
15|3 | 11 | LLsLLsLLsLLLsLLsLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
14|4 | 8 | LLsLLsLLsLLsLLLsLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
13|5 | 5 | LLsLLsLLsLLsLLsLLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
12|6 | 2 | LLsLLsLLsLLsLLsLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
11|7 | 18 | LsLLLsLLsLLsLLsLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
10|8 | 15 | LsLLsLLLsLLsLLsLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
9|9 | 12 | LsLLsLLsLLLsLLsLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
8|10 | 9 | LsLLsLLsLLsLLLsLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
7|11 | 6 | LsLLsLLsLLsLLsLLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
6|12 | 3 | LsLLsLLsLLsLLsLLsLL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
5|13 | 19 | sLLLsLLsLLsLLsLLsLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
4|14 | 16 | sLLsLLLsLLsLLsLLsLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
3|15 | 13 | sLLsLLsLLLsLLsLLsLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
2|16 | 10 | sLLsLLsLLsLLLsLLsLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
1|17 | 7 | sLLsLLsLLsLLsLLLsLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
0|18 | 4 | sLLsLLsLLsLLsLLsLLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
16\19 | 1010.526 | 189.474 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 13L 6s | |||||
91\108 | 1011.111 | 188.889 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
75\89 | 1011.236 | 188.764 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
134\159 | 1011.321 | 188.679 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
59\70 | 1011.429 | 188.571 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 13L 6s | |||||
161\191 | 1011.518 | 188.482 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
102\121 | 1011.570 | 188.430 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
145\172 | 1011.628 | 188.372 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
43\51 | 1011.765 | 188.235 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 13L 6s | |||||
156\185 | 1011.892 | 188.108 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
113\134 | 1011.940 | 188.060 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
183\217 | 1011.982 | 188.018 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
70\83 | 1012.048 | 187.952 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 13L 6s | |||||
167\198 | 1012.121 | 187.879 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
97\115 | 1012.174 | 187.826 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
124\147 | 1012.245 | 187.755 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
27\32 | 1012.500 | 187.500 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 13L 6s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | |||||
119\141 | 1012.766 | 187.234 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
92\109 | 1012.844 | 187.156 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
157\186 | 1012.903 | 187.097 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
65\77 | 1012.987 | 187.013 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 13L 6s | |||||
168\199 | 1013.065 | 186.935 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
103\122 | 1013.115 | 186.885 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
141\167 | 1013.174 | 186.826 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
38\45 | 1013.333 | 186.667 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 13L 6s | |||||
125\148 | 1013.514 | 186.486 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
87\103 | 1013.592 | 186.408 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
136\161 | 1013.665 | 186.335 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
49\58 | 1013.793 | 186.207 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 13L 6s | |||||
109\129 | 1013.953 | 186.047 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
60\71 | 1014.085 | 185.915 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
71\84 | 1014.286 | 185.714 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||
11\13 | 1015.385 | 184.615 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 13L 6s |
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