27edo
← 26edo | 27edo | 28edo → |
27 equal divisions of the octave (abbreviated 27edo or 27ed2), also called 27-tone equal temperament (27tet) or 27 equal temperament (27et) when viewed under a regular temperament perspective, is the tuning system that divides the octave into 27 equal parts of about 44.4 ¢ each. Each step represents a frequency ratio of 21/27, or the 27th root of 2.
Theory
27edo divides the octave in 27 equal parts each exactly 444⁄9 cents in size. However, since the harmonics whose intervals it approximates well (3, 5, 7, 13, and 19) are all tuned sharp of just, 27edo is a prime candidate for octave compression. The local zeta peak around 27 is at 27.086614, which corresponds to a step size of 44.3023 cents. More generally, narrowing the steps to between 44.2 and 44.35 cents would be better in theory; 43edt, 70ed6, and 97ed12 are good options if octave compression is acceptable, and these narrow the octaves by 5.75, 3.53, and 2.55 cents, respectively.
However, assuming just octaves, 27edo's fifth and harmonic seventh are both sharp by nine cents, and the major third is the same 400 cent major third as 12edo, sharp by 13.7 cents. The result is that 6/5, 7/5, and especially 7/6 are all tuned more accurately than this. It can be considered the superpythagorean counterpart of 19edo, as its 5th is audibly indistinguishable from 1/3 septimal comma superpyth in the same way that 19edo is audibly indistinguishable from 1/3 syntonic comma meantone, where three fifths in 19edo reach a near-perfect 6/5 and 5/3 and three fifths in 27edo reaching a near-perfect 7/6 and 12/7.
27edo, with its 400 cent major third, tempers out the lesser diesis, 128/125, and the septimal comma, 64/63, and hence 126/125 as well. These it shares with 12edo, making some relationships familiar, and they both support the augene temperament. It shares with 22edo tempering out the allegedly Bohlen-Pierce comma 245/243 as well as 64/63, so that they both support the superpyth temperament, with four quite sharp "superpythagorean" fifths giving a sharp 9/7 in place of meantone's 5/4.
Though 27edo's 7-limit tuning is not highly accurate, it nonetheless is the smallest equal division to represent the 7-odd-limit both consistently and distinctly – that is, everything in the 7-odd-limit diamond is uniquely represented by a certain number of steps of 27edo. It also represents the 13th harmonic very well, and performs quite decently as a 2.3.5.7.13.19 (no-11s, no-17s 19-limit) temperament. It also approximates 19/10, 19/12, and 19/14, so 0 – 7 – 13 – 25 does quite well as a 10:12:14:19 chord, with the major seventh 25\27 being less than one cent off from 19/10. Octave-inverted, these also form a quite convincing approximation of the main Bohlen-Pierce triad, 3:5:7, and a passable approximation of 5:7:9, making 27 the smallest edo that can simulate tritave harmony, although it rapidly becomes rough if extended to the 11 and above, unlike a true tritave based system.
Its step, as well as the octave-inverted and octave-equivalent versions of it, has some of the highest harmonic entropy possible and thus is, in theory, one of the most dissonant intervals possible, assuming the relatively common values of a = 2 and s = 1%. This property is shared with all edos between around 24 and 30. Intervals smaller than this tend to be perceived as unison and are more consonant as a result; intervals larger than this have less "tension" and thus are also more consonant.
Odd harmonics
Harmonic | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Error | Absolute (¢) | +9.2 | +13.7 | +9.0 | +18.3 | -18.0 | +3.9 | -21.6 | -16.1 | +13.6 | +18.1 | -6.1 |
Relative (%) | +20.6 | +30.8 | +20.1 | +41.2 | -40.5 | +8.8 | -48.6 | -36.1 | +30.6 | +40.7 | -13.6 | |
Steps (reduced) |
43 (16) |
63 (9) |
76 (22) |
86 (5) |
93 (12) |
100 (19) |
105 (24) |
110 (2) |
115 (7) |
119 (11) |
122 (14) |
Notation
Cents | Note | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard notation |
Quarter tone notation | |||||
0 | C | A ![]() | ||||
711.11 | G | E ![]() | ||||
222.22 | D | B ![]() |
F ![]() | |||
933.33 | A | C ![]() | ||||
444.44 | E | G ![]() | ||||
1155.55 | B | D ![]() | ||||
666.66 | F♯ | A ![]() | ||||
177.77 | C♯ | E ![]() | ||||
888.88 | G♯ | B ![]() | ||||
400 | D♯ | F ![]() | ||||
1111.11 | A♯ | C ![]() | ||||
622.22 | E♯ | G ![]() | ||||
133.33 | B♯ | F𝄫 | D ![]() | |||
844.44 | F𝄪 | C𝄫 | A ![]() | |||
355.56 | C𝄪 | G𝄫 | E ![]() | |||
1066.67 | G𝄪 | D𝄫 | B ![]() | |||
577.78 | D𝄪 | A𝄫 | F ![]() | |||
88.89 | A𝄪 | E𝄫 | C ![]() | |||
800 | E𝄪 | B𝄫 | G ![]() | |||
311.11 | B𝄪 | F♭ | D ![]() | |||
1022.22 | C♭ | A ![]() | ||||
533.33 | G♭ | E ![]() | ||||
44.44 | D♭ | B ![]() | ||||
755.56 | A♭ | F ![]() | ||||
266.67 | E♭ | C ![]() | ||||
977.78 | B♭ | G ![]() | ||||
488.89 | F | D ![]() | ||||
0 | C | A ![]() |
The 27-note system can be notated using ups and downs notation, in which case arrows or Helmholtz–Ellis accidentals can be used, or with a variation on quarter tone accidentals. With standard circle-of-fifths notation, a sharp raises a note by 4 steps, just one step beneath the following nominal (for example C to C♯ describes the approximate 10/9 and 11/10 interval) and the flat conversely lowers: these are augmented unisons and diminished unisons. Just so, one finds that an accidental can be divided in half, and the remaining places can then be filled in with half-sharps, half-flats, sesquisharps, and sesquiflats, reducing the need for double sharps and double flats.The notes from C to D are C, D♭, C , D
, C♯, and D, with some ascending intervals appearing to be descending on the staff.
Another notational implication is that, being a Superpythagorean system, the 5/4 major third present in the 4:5:6 chord is technically an augmented second, since (for example) C–E is a 9/7 supermajor third and so the note located one major third above C must be notated as D♯ or E . Conversely, the 6/5 minor third of a 10:12:15 chord is actually reached by a diminished fourth, since (for example) D–F is a 7/6 subminor third and so the note located one minor third above D must be notated as either G♭ or F
. The composer can decide for themselves which additional accidental pair is appropriate if they will need redundancy to remedy these problems, and to keep the chromatic pitches within a compass on paper relative to the natural names (C, D, E etc.). Otherwise it is simple enough, and the same tendency for A♯ to be higher than B♭ is not only familiar, though here very exaggerated, to those working with the Pythagorean scale (see 53edo), but also to many classically trained violinists.
Step Offset | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharp Symbol | ||||||||||
Flat Symbol |
Intervals
# | Cents | Approximate Ratios* | Ups and Downs Notation | Walker Brightness Notation | 6L 1s Notation | Solfeges | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0.00 | 1/1 | P1 | perfect unison | D | unison | perfect unison | C | da | do |
1 | 44.44 | 28/27, 36/35, 39/38, 49/48, 50/49, 81/80 | ^1, m2 | up unison, minor 2nd | ^D, Eb | diesis | aug 1sn, double-dim 2nd | C#, Dbbb | fra | di |
2 | 88.89 | 16/15, 21/20, 25/24, 19/18, 20/19 | ^^1, ^m2 | dup unison, upminor 2nd | ^^D, ^Eb | minor second | double-aug 1sn, dim 2nd | Cx, Dbb | fru | ra |
3 | 133.33 | 15/14, 14/13, 13/12 | vA1, ~2 | downaug 1sn, mid 2nd | vD#, vvE | neutral second | minor 2nd | Db | ri | ru |
4 | 177.78 | 10/9 | A1, vM2 | aug 1sn, downmajor 2nd | D#, vE | small major second | major 2nd | D | ro | reh |
5 | 222.22 | 8/7, 9/8 | M2 | major 2nd | E | large major second | aug 2nd, double-dim 3rd | D#, Ebbb | ra | re |
6 | 266.67 | 7/6 | m3 | minor 3rd | F | subminor third | double-aug 2nd, dim 3rd | Dx, Ebb | na | ma |
7 | 311.11 | 6/5, 19/16 | ^m3 | upminor 3rd | Gb | minor third | minor 3rd | Eb | nu | me |
8 | 355.56 | 16/13 | ~3 | mid 3rd | ^Gb | neutral third | major 3rd | E | mi | mu |
9 | 400.00 | 5/4, 24/19 | vM3 | downmajor 3rd | vF# | major third | aug 3rd, double-dim 4th | E#, Fbbb | mo | mi |
10 | 444.44 | 9/7, 13/10 | M3 | major 3rd | F# | supermajor third | double-aug 3rd, dim 4th | Ex, Fbb | ma | mo |
11 | 488.89 | 4/3 | P4 | perfect 4th | G | fourth | minor 4th | Ex#, Fb | fa | fa |
12 | 533.33 | 27/20, 48/35, 19/14, 26/19 | ^4 | up 4th | Ab | superfourth | major 4th | F | fu/sha | fih |
13 | 577.78 | 7/5, 18/13 | ~4, ^d5 | mid 4th, updim 5th | ^^G, ^Ab | small tritone | aug 4th, double-dim 5th | F#, Gbbb | fi/shu | fi |
14 | 622.22 | 10/7, 13/9 | vA4, ~5 | downaug 4th, mid 5th | vG#, vvA | large tritone | double-aug 4th, dim 5th | Fx, Gbb | po/si | se |
15 | 666.67 | 40/27, 35/24, 19/13, 28/19 | v5 | down fifth | G# | subfifth | minor 5th | Fx#, Gb | pa/so | sih |
16 | 711.11 | 3/2 | P5 | perfect 5th | A | fifth | major 5th | G | sa | so/sol |
17 | 755.56 | 14/9, 20/13 | m6 | minor 6th | Bb | subminor sixth | aug 5th, double-dim 6th | G#, Abbb | fla | lo |
18 | 800.00 | 8/5, 19/12 | ^m6 | upminor 6th | ^Bb | minor sixth | double-aug 5th, dim 6th | Gx, Abb | flu | le |
19 | 844.44 | 13/8 | ~6 | mid 6th | vA# | neutral sixth | minor 6th | Ab | li | lu |
20 | 888.89 | 5/3, 32/19 | vM6 | downmajor 6th | A# | major sixth | major 6th | A | lo | la |
21 | 933.33 | 12/7 | M6 | major 6th | B | supermajor sixth | aug 6th, double-dim 7th | A#, Bbbb | la | li |
22 | 977.78 | 7/4, 16/9 | m7 | minor 7th | C | harmonic seventh | double-aug 6th, dim 7th | Ax, Bbb | tha | ta |
23 | 1022.22 | 9/5 | ^m7 | upminor 7th | Db | large minor seventh | minor 7th | Bb | thu | te |
24 | 1066.67 | 28/15, 13/7, 24/13 | ~7 | mid 7th | ^Db | neutral seventh | major 7th | B | ti | tu |
25 | 1111.11 | 15/8, 40/21, 48/25, 19/10, 36/19 | vM7 | downmajor 7th | vC# | major seventh | aug 7th, double-dim 8ve | B#, Cbb | to | ti |
26 | 1155.56 | 27/14, 35/18, 96/49, 49/25, 160/81 | M7 | major 7th | C# | supermajor seventh | double-aug 7th, dim 8ve | Bx, Cb | ta | da |
27 | 1200.00 | 2/1 | P8 | 8ve | D | octave | 8ve | C | da | do |
- based on treating 27edo as a 2.3.5.7.13.19 subgroup temperament; other approaches are possible.
Interval quality and chord names in color notation
Combining ups and downs notation with color notation, qualities can be loosely associated with colors:
Quality | Color Name | Monzo Format | Examples |
---|---|---|---|
minor | zo | {a, b, 0, 1} | 7/6, 7/4 |
fourthward wa | {a, b}, b < -1 | 32/27, 16/9 | |
upminor | gu | {a, b, -1} | 6/5, 9/5 |
mid | tho | {a, b, 0, 0, 0, 1} | 13/12, 13/8 |
thu | {a, b, 0, 0, 0, -1} | 16/13, 24/13 | |
downmajor | yo | {a, b, 1} | 5/4, 5/3 |
major | fifthward wa | {a, b}, b > 1 | 9/8, 27/16 |
ru | {a, b, 0, -1} | 9/7, 12/7 |
All 27edo chords can be named using ups and downs. Alterations are always enclosed in parentheses, additions never are. An up or down after the chord root affects the 3rd, 6th, 7th, and/or the 11th (every other note of a stacked-3rds chord 6-1-3-5-7-9-11-13). Here are the zo, gu, ilo, yo and ru triads:
Color of the 3rd | JI Chord | Notes as Edosteps | Notes of C Chord | Written Name | Spoken Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
zo | 6:7:9 | 0–6–16 | C–E♭–G | Cm | C minor |
gu | 10:12:15 | 0–7–16 | C–F♭–G, C–E ![]() |
C^m | C upminor |
ilo | 18:22:27 | 0–8–16 | C–E ![]() |
C~ | C mid |
yo | 4:5:6 | 0–9–16 | C–D♯–G, C–E ![]() |
Cv | C downmajor or C down |
ru | 14:18:21 | 0–10–16 | C–E–G | C | C major or C |
For a more complete list, see Ups and Downs Notation #Chords and Chord Progressions. See also the 22edo page.
Approximation to JI
Interval mappings
The following tables show how 15-odd-limit intervals are represented in 27edo. Prime harmonics are in bold; inconsistent intervals are in italics.
Interval and complement | Error (abs, ¢) | Error (rel, %) |
---|---|---|
1/1, 2/1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
7/6, 12/7 | 0.204 | 0.5 |
15/11, 22/15 | 3.617 | 8.1 |
13/8, 16/13 | 3.917 | 8.8 |
5/3, 6/5 | 4.530 | 10.2 |
9/5, 10/9 | 4.626 | 10.4 |
7/5, 10/7 | 4.734 | 10.7 |
13/7, 14/13 | 5.035 | 11.3 |
13/12, 24/13 | 5.239 | 11.8 |
11/9, 18/11 | 8.148 | 18.3 |
7/4, 8/7 | 8.952 | 20.1 |
3/2, 4/3 | 9.156 | 20.6 |
9/7, 14/9 | 9.360 | 21.1 |
13/10, 20/13 | 9.770 | 22.0 |
11/10, 20/11 | 12.774 | 28.7 |
5/4, 8/5 | 13.686 | 30.8 |
15/14, 28/15 | 13.891 | 31.3 |
13/9, 18/13 | 14.395 | 32.4 |
11/6, 12/11 | 17.304 | 38.9 |
11/7, 14/11 | 17.508 | 39.4 |
11/8, 16/11 | 17.985 | 40.5 |
9/8, 16/9 | 18.312 | 41.2 |
15/13, 26/15 | 18.926 | 42.6 |
15/8, 16/15 | 21.602 | 48.6 |
13/11, 22/13 | 21.901 | 49.3 |
Interval and complement | Error (abs, ¢) | Error (rel, %) |
---|---|---|
1/1, 2/1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
7/6, 12/7 | 0.204 | 0.5 |
13/8, 16/13 | 3.917 | 8.8 |
5/3, 6/5 | 4.530 | 10.2 |
9/5, 10/9 | 4.626 | 10.4 |
7/5, 10/7 | 4.734 | 10.7 |
13/7, 14/13 | 5.035 | 11.3 |
13/12, 24/13 | 5.239 | 11.8 |
7/4, 8/7 | 8.952 | 20.1 |
3/2, 4/3 | 9.156 | 20.6 |
9/7, 14/9 | 9.360 | 21.1 |
13/10, 20/13 | 9.770 | 22.0 |
5/4, 8/5 | 13.686 | 30.8 |
15/14, 28/15 | 13.891 | 31.3 |
13/9, 18/13 | 14.395 | 32.4 |
11/8, 16/11 | 17.985 | 40.5 |
9/8, 16/9 | 18.312 | 41.2 |
15/13, 26/15 | 18.926 | 42.6 |
13/11, 22/13 | 21.901 | 49.3 |
15/8, 16/15 | 22.842 | 51.4 |
11/7, 14/11 | 26.936 | 60.6 |
11/6, 12/11 | 27.141 | 61.1 |
11/10, 20/11 | 31.671 | 71.3 |
11/9, 18/11 | 36.297 | 81.7 |
15/11, 22/15 | 40.827 | 91.9 |
Interval and complement | Error (abs, ¢) | Error (rel, %) |
---|---|---|
1/1, 2/1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
7/6, 12/7 | 0.204 | 0.5 |
15/11, 22/15 | 3.617 | 8.1 |
13/8, 16/13 | 3.917 | 8.8 |
5/3, 6/5 | 4.530 | 10.2 |
9/5, 10/9 | 4.626 | 10.4 |
7/5, 10/7 | 4.734 | 10.7 |
13/7, 14/13 | 5.035 | 11.3 |
13/12, 24/13 | 5.239 | 11.8 |
11/9, 18/11 | 8.148 | 18.3 |
7/4, 8/7 | 8.952 | 20.1 |
3/2, 4/3 | 9.156 | 20.6 |
9/7, 14/9 | 9.360 | 21.1 |
13/10, 20/13 | 9.770 | 22.0 |
11/10, 20/11 | 12.774 | 28.7 |
5/4, 8/5 | 13.686 | 30.8 |
15/14, 28/15 | 13.891 | 31.3 |
13/9, 18/13 | 14.395 | 32.4 |
11/6, 12/11 | 17.304 | 38.9 |
11/7, 14/11 | 17.508 | 39.4 |
9/8, 16/9 | 18.312 | 41.2 |
15/13, 26/15 | 18.926 | 42.6 |
13/11, 22/13 | 22.543 | 50.7 |
15/8, 16/15 | 22.842 | 51.4 |
11/8, 16/11 | 26.460 | 59.5 |
Regular temperament properties
Subgroup | Comma List | Mapping | Optimal 8ve Stretch (¢) |
Tuning Error | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolute (¢) | Relative (%) | ||||
2.3 | [43 -27⟩ | [⟨27 43]] | −2.89 | 2.88 | 6.50 |
2.3.5 | 128/125, 20000/19683 | [⟨27 43 63]] | −3.88 | 2.74 | 6.19 |
2.3.5.7 | 64/63, 126/125, 245/243 | [⟨27 43 63 76]] | −3.70 | 2.39 | 5.40 |
2.3.5.7.13 | 64/63, 91/90, 126/125, 169/168 | [⟨27 43 63 76 100]] | −3.18 | 2.39 | 5.39 |
2.3.5.7.13.19 | 64/63, 76/75, 91/90, 126/125, 169/168 | [⟨27 43 63 76 100 115]] | −3.18 | 2.18 | 4.92 |
- 27et (27eg val) is lower in relative error than any previous equal temperaments in the 13-, 17-, and 19-limit. The next equal temperaments doing better in those subgroups are 31, 31, and 46, respectively.
- 27et is particularly strong in the 2.3.5.7.13.19 subgroup. The next equal temperament that does better in this subgroup is 53.
Rank-2 temperaments
Periods per 8ve |
Generator | Temperaments | MOS Scales |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1\27 | Quartonic / quarto (27e) / quartz (27) | |
1 | 2\27 | Octacot / octocat (27e) | 1L 12s, 13L 1s |
1 | 4\27 | Tetracot (27e) / modus (27e) / wollemia (27e) | 1L 5s, 6L 1s, 7L 6s, 7L 13s |
1 | 5\27 | Machine (27) Kumonga (27e) |
1L 4s, 5L 1s, 5L 6s, 11L 5s |
1 | 7\27 | Myna (27e) / coleto (27e) / myno (27) Oolong (27e) |
4L 3s, 4L 7s, 4L 11s, 4L 15s, 4L 19s |
1 | 8\27 | Beatles (27e) / ringo (27e) / beetle (27) | 3L 4s, 7L 3s, 10L 7s |
1 | 10\27 | Sensi | 3L 2s, 3L 5s, 8L 3s, 8L 11s |
1 | 11\27 | Superpyth (27e) | 5L 2s, 5L 7s, 5L 12s, 5L 17s |
1 | 13\27 | Fervor (27e) | 2L 3s, 2L 5s, 2L 7s, 2L 9s, 2L 11s, etc. … 2L 23s |
3 | 1\27 | Hemiaug (27e) | |
3 | 2\27 | Augene (27e) / Eugene (27) | 3L 3s, 3L 6s, 3L 9s, 12L 3s |
3 | 4\27 | Oodako (27e) Terrain |
3L 3s, 6L 3s, 6L 9s, 6L 15s |
9 | 1\27 | Niner (27e) Ennealimmal (out of tune) |
9L 9s |
Commas
27edo tempers out the following commas. (Note: This assumes the patent val, ⟨27 43 63 76 93 100].)
Prime Limit |
Ratio[note 1] | Monzo | Cents | Color Name | Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 128/125 | [7 0 -3⟩ | 41.06 | Trigu | Augmented comma, lesser diesis |
5 | 20000/19683 | [5 -9 4⟩ | 27.66 | Saquadyo | Tetracot comma, minimal diesis |
5 | 78732/78125 | [2 9 -7⟩ | 13.40 | Sepgu | Sensipent comma |
5 | (26 digits) | [1 -27 18⟩ | 0.86 | Satritribiyo | Ennealimma |
7 | 686/675 | [1 -3 -2 3⟩ | 27.99 | Trizo-agugu | Senga |
7 | 64/63 | [6 -2 0 -1⟩ | 27.26 | Ru | Septimal comma |
7 | 50421/50000 | [-4 1 -5 5⟩ | 14.52 | Quinzogu | Trimyna comma |
7 | 245/243 | [0 -5 1 2⟩ | 14.19 | Zozoyo | Sensamagic comma |
7 | 126/125 | [1 2 -3 1⟩ | 13.79 | Zotrigu | Starling comma |
7 | 4000/3969 | [5 -4 3 -2⟩ | 13.47 | Rurutriyo | Octagar comma |
7 | 1728/1715 | [6 3 -1 -3⟩ | 13.07 | Triru-agu | Orwellisma |
7 | (16 digits) | [-11 -9 0 9⟩ | 1.84 | Tritrizo | Septimal ennealimma |
7 | (12 digits) | [-6 -8 2 5⟩ | 1.12 | Quinzo-ayoyo | Wizma |
7 | 2401/2400 | [-5 -1 -2 4⟩ | 0.72 | Bizozogu | Breedsma |
7 | 4375/4374 | [-1 -7 4 1⟩ | 0.40 | Zoquadyo | Ragisma |
7 | (12 digits) | [-4 6 -6 3⟩ | 0.33 | Trizogugu | Landscape comma |
11 | 55/54 | [-1 -3 1 0 1⟩ | 31.77 | Loyo | Undecimal diasecundal comma, telepathma |
11 | 99/98 | [-1 2 0 -2 1⟩ | 17.58 | Loruru | Mothwellsma |
11 | 896/891 | [7 -4 0 1 -1⟩ | 9.69 | Saluzo | Pentacircle comma |
11 | 385/384 | [-7 -1 1 1 1⟩ | 4.50 | Lozoyo | Keenanisma |
13 | 66/65 | [1 1 -1 0 1 -1⟩ | 26.43 | Thulogu | Winmeanma |
13 | 91/90 | [-1 -2 -1 1 0 1⟩ | 19.13 | Thozogu | Superleap comma, biome comma |
13 | 512/507 | [9 -1 0 0 0 -2⟩ | 16.99 | Thuthu | Tridecimal neutral thirds comma |
13 | 325/324 | [-2 -4 2 0 0 1⟩ | 5.34 | Thoyoyo | Marveltwin comma |
13 | 351/350 | [-1 3 -2 -1 0 1⟩ | 4.94 | Thorugugu | Ratwolfsma |
13 | 31213/31104 | [-7 -5 0 4 0 1⟩ | 6.06 | Thoquadzo | Praveensma |
17 | 85/84 | [-2 -1 1 -1 0 0 1⟩ | 20.49 | Soruyo | Monk comma |
17 | 154/153 | [1 -2 0 1 1 0 -1⟩ | 11.28 | Sulozo | Augustma |
19 | 77/76 | [2 -1 -2 0 0 0 0 1⟩ | 22.63 | Nulozo | Small undevicesimal ninth tone |
19 | 96/95 | [5 1 -1 0 0 0 0 -1⟩ | 18.13 | Nugu | 19th Partial chroma |
Scales
MOS scales
- Superpyth pentatonic - Superpyth[5] 2L 3s (gen = 11\27): 5 5 6 5 6
- Superpyh diatonic - Superpyth[7] 5L 2s (gen = 11\27): 5 5 1 5 5 5 1
- Superpyth chromatic - Superpyth[12] 5L 7s (gen = 11\27): 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1 4 1
- Superpyth hyperchromatic - Superpyth[17] 5L 12s (gen = 11\27): 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1
- Augene[6] 3L 3s (period = 9\27, gen = 2\27): 7 2 7 2 7 2
- Augene[9] 3L 6s (period = 9\27, gen = 2\27): 5 2 2 5 2 2 5 2 2
- Augene[12] 3L 9s (period = 9\27, gen = 2\27): 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
- Augene[15] 12L 3s (period = 9\27, gen = 2\27): 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
- Beatles[7] 3L 4s (gen = 8\27): 3 5 3 5 3 5 3
- Beatles[10] 7L 3s (gen = 8\27): 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3
- Beatles[17] 10L 7s (gen = 8\27): 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1
- Sensi[5] 3L 2s (gen = 10\27): 7 3 7 3 7
- Sensi[8] 3L 5s (gen = 10\27): 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4
- Sensi[11] 8L 3s (gen = 10\27): 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 1
- Machine[5] 1L 4s (gen = 5\27): 5 5 5 5 7
- Machine[6] 5L 1s (gen = 5\27): 5 5 5 5 5 2
- Machine[11] 5L 6s (gen = 5\27): 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
- Machine[16] 11L 5s (gen = 5\27): 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2
- Tetracot[6] 1L 5s (gen = 4\27): 4 4 4 4 4 7
- Tetracot[7] 6L 1s (gen = 4\27): 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
- Tetracot[13] 7L 6s (gen = 4\27): 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
- Tetracot[20] 7L 13s (gen = 4\27): 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
- Octacot[13] 1L 12s (gen = 2\27): 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
- Octacot[14] 13L 1s (gen = 2\27): 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
- Myna[7] 4L 3s (gen = 7\27): 6 1 6 1 6 1 6
- Myna[11] 4L 7s (gen = 7\27): 5 1 1 5 1 1 5 1 1 5 1
- Myna[15] 4L 11s (gen = 7\27): 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1
- Myna[19] 4L 15s (gen = 7\27): 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Other scales
- 5-limit / pental / Pinetone major pentatonic: 5 4 7 4 7
- 5-limit / pental / Pinetone minor pentatonic: 7 4 5 7 4
- enharmonic trichord octave species: 9 2 5 9 2, 2 9 5 2 9
- 5-limit / pental double harmonic hexatonic (Augmented[6] 4M): 2 7 2 7 7 2, 7 7 2 2 7 2
- Superpyth melodic minor - Superpyth 2|4 #6 #7 or 5|1 b3: 5 1 5 5 5 5 1
- Superpyth harmonic minor - Superpyth 2|4 #7: 5 1 5 5 1 9 1
- Superpyth harmonic major - Superpyth 5|1 b6: 5 5 1 5 1 9 1
- Superpyth double harmonic major - Superpyth 5|1 b2 b6: 1 9 1 5 1 9 1
- Zarlino / Ptolemy diatonic, "just" major: 5 4 2 5 4 5 2
- "Just" minor (inverse of "just" major): 5 2 4 5 2 5 4
- 5-limit / pental tetrachordal major: 5 4 2 5 5 4 2
- 5-limit / pental tetrachordal minor: 5 2 4 5 5 2 4
- 5-limit / pental melodic minor: 5 2 4 5 4 5 2
- 5-limit / pental harmonic minor: 5 2 4 5 2 7 2
- 5-limit / pental harmonic major: 5 4 2 5 2 7 2
- 5-odd limit tonality diamond: 7 2 2 5 2 2 7
- 7-odd limit tonality diamond: 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 5
- 9-odd limit tonality diamond: 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 4
- 5-limit / pental double harmonic major: 2 7 2 5 2 7 2
- enharmonic tetrachord octave species: 9 1 1 5 9 1 1, 1 9 1 5 1 9 1 (also Superpyth double harmonic major), 1 1 9 5 1 1 9
- Pinetone diatonic: 4 3 4 5 4 3 4
- Pinetone major-harmonic octatonic: 4 3 4 2 3 4 3 4
- Pinetone minor-harmonic octatonic: 4 3 2 4 3 4 4 3
- Pinetone diminished octatonic / Porcusmine: 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 4
- Pinetone harmonic diminished: 3 4 2 5 2 4 3 4
- Pinetone chromatic / pinechrome: 1 3 3 1 3 2 3 1 3 3 1 3
- 5-limit / pental double harmonic nonatonic (subset of Augene[12]): 2 5 2 2 5 2 5 2 2, 2 2 5 2 5 2 2 5 2 (Augene[9] 4M)
- 5-limit / pental double harmonic decatonic (subset of Augene[12]): 2 5 2 2 3 2 2 5 2 2
- 5-limit / pental double harmonic chromatic: 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2, 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 (Augene[12] 4M)
- Blackdye / syntonic dipentatonic (superset of Zarlino): 1 4 2 4 1 4 2 4 1 4
- Blackville / 5-limit dipentatonic (superset of Zarlino): 3 2 4 2 3 2 4 2 3 2
Direct sunlight (this is its original/default tuning; subset of Sensi[19])
- 44.444
- 133.333
- 488.889
- 711.111
- 755.555
- 1155.555
- 1200.000
Hypersakura (this is its original/default tuning; subset of Sensi[19])
- 44.444
- 488.889
- 711.111
- 755.555
- 1200.000
Instruments
While playing 27edo instruments requires significantly more frets or keys than 12edo, it is still possible to create physical instruments that can play all its notes. Probably the most notable of these is owned by Brendan Byrnes and played on some of his tracks listed in the music section.
However, the frets are very close together and playing high up the neck requires careful use of fingernails for fretting. A skip-fretted guitar would have notes only slightly closer together than 12edo and be easier to play, particularly when tuned in the configuration detailed below.
27edo can also be played on the Lumatone, with various layouts discussed here.
Music
- See also: Category:27edo tracks
- Boiling (2024)
- What Happens Next (2021)
- Thick vibe (2023)
- A microtonal teatime jam (2023)
- Sunspots (2022)
- Sad Like Winter Leaves – in Augene[12] tuned to 27edo
- Superpythagorean Waltz (2012)
- Stuttering Anticipation (2021)
- miniature prelude and fugue (2011)
- Chorale in 27edo for Organ (2019)
- Edolian - Adventure (2020)
- Tetracot Perc-Sitar[dead link] (on SoundCloud)[dead link]
- Tetracot Jam[dead link] (on SoundCloud)[dead link]
- Tetracot Pump[dead link] (on SoundCloud)[dead link]
- 27-EDO Guitar 1[dead link]
- Music For Your Ears play – the central portion is in 27edo, the rest in 46edo.
- Galticeran Sonatina – in Augene[12] tuned to 27edo
- Pitchblende (2023)
- Chicago Pile-1 (2011)
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