5- to 10-tone scales in 72edo
72edo is a tuning which supports many fractional-octave temperaments. It is also a zeta peak and zeta gap EDO, meaning it approximates the harmonic series very well for its size.
This article lists some 5- to 10-note scales in 72edo. The tuning of each scale degree is given in cents.
Subsets of MOS scales
Marvolo[43]
Miracle[41]
Blackjack
Blackjack is a MOS of Miracle[21] in 72edo which has useful properties. It was constructed by George Secor, Dave Keenan and Paul Erlich.
Slendric6 (exact tuning from 36edo)
233.333
466.667
700.000
933.333
966.667
1200.000
Neominor[38]
Catakleismic[34]
Marvo[44]
Palace (approximated from Porky in 29edo)
166.667
316.667
500.000
700.000
866.667
1016.667
1200.000
Harry[44]
Palace (approximated from Porky in 29edo)
166.667
316.667
500.000
700.000
866.667
1016.667
1200.000
Semimiracle[42]
Slendric6 (exact tuning from 36edo)
233.333
466.667
700.000
933.333
966.667
1200.000
Unidec[46]
Slendric6 (exact tuning from 36edo)
233.333
466.667
700.000
933.333
966.667
1200.000
Wizard[50]
Bikleismic[38]
Tritikleismic[42]
Mirkat[39]
Quadritikleismic[52]
Octoid[56] (includes 8edo)
Ennealimmal[45] (includes 9edo)
Compton[48] (includes 12edo)
Major scales
Ionian Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
400.000
500.000
700.000
1100.000
1200.000
Major (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
400.000
500.000
700.000
900.000
1100.000
1200.000
Flattened Major (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
200.000
383.333
500.000
700.000
883.333
1083.333
1200.000
Major Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
400.000
700.000
900.000
1200.000
Flattened Major Pentatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
183.333
383.333
700.000
883.333
1200.000
Minor scales
Minor (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Sharpened Minor (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
200.000
316.667
500.000
700.000
816.667
1016.667
1200.000
Minor Harmonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1100.000
1200.000
Sharpened Minor Harmonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
216.667
316.667
516.667
716.667
816.667
1116.667
1200.000
Minor Harmonic Pentatonic I (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
700.000
1100.000
1200.000
Sharpened Minor Harmonic Pentatonic I (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
216.667
316.667
716.667
1116.667
1200.000
Minor Harmonic Pentatonic II (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
700.000
1100.000
1200.000
Minor Hexatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
1000.000
1200.000
Evened Minor Hexatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
183.333
316.667
500.000
700.000
983.333
1200.000
Minor Melodic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
900.000
1100.000
1200.000
Minor Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
700.000
1000.000
1200.000
Sharpened Minor Pentatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
316.667
500.000
700.000
1016.667
1200.000
Modal scales
Dorian (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
900.000
1000.000
1200.000
Sharpened Dorian (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
216.667
316.667
516.667
716.667
916.667
1016.667
1200.000
Dorian Harmonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
600.000
700.000
900.000
1000.000
1200.000
Sharpened Dorian Harmonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
216.667
316.667
616.667
716.667
916.667
1016.667
1200.000
Mixolydian Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
400.000
500.000
700.000
1000.000
1200.000
Phrygian (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Flattened Phrygian (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
This one has a phonk-like sound.
83.333
283.333
483.333
683.333
783.333
983.333
1200.000
Phrygian Dominant (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
400.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Phrygian Dominant Hexatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
400.000
500.000
700.000
1000.000
1200.000
Evened Phrygian Dominant Hexatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
116.667
383.333
500.000
716.667
983.333
1200.000
Phrygian Dominant Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
400.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1200.000
Phrygian Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
300.000
700.000
800.000
1200.000
Sharpened Phrygian Pentatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
100.000
316.667
716.667
816.667
1200.000
Blues scales
Blackened skies (this is the original/default tuning)
316.667
500.000
583.333
700.000
783.333
1116.667
1200.000
Lost spirit (approximated from Meantone in 31edo)
316.667
500.000
583.333
700.000
933.333
1016.667
1200.000
Blues Aeolian Hexatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
800.000
1200.000
Sharpened Blues Aeolian Hexatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
316.667
500.000
600.000
700.000
800.000
1200.000
Blues Aeolian Pentatonic I (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1200.000
Flattened Blues Aeolian Pentatonic I (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
300.000
500.000
700.000
783.333
1200.000
Blues Aeolian Pentatonic II (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
700.000
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Sharpened Blues Aeolian Pentatonic II (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
316.667
716.667
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Blues Bright Double Harmonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
400.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1000.000
1100.000
1200.000
Blues Dark Double Harmonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
800.000
1100.000
1200.000
Blues Dorian Hexatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
700.000
900.000
1000.000
1200.000
Blues Dorian Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
700.000
900.000
1000.000
1200.000
Blues Dorian Septatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
900.000
1000.000
1200.000
Blues Harmonic Hexatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
1100.000
1200.000
Blues Harmonic Septatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
800.000
1100.000
1200.000
Blues Leading (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
1000.000
1100.000
1200.000
Blues Minor (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
1000.000
1200.000
Blues Minor Maj7 (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
1100.000
1200.000
Flattened Blues Minor Maj7 (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
283.333
500.000
600.000
700.000
1100.000
1200.000
Blues Pentachordal (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
1200.000
Other scales
Augmented (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
400.000
700.000
800.000
1100.000
1200.000
Roughened Augmented (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
316.667
400.000
716.667
800.000
1116.667
1200.000
Cosmic (approximated from 32afdo)
500.000
700.000
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Cosmic 2 (approximated from 32afdo, then rotated)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
1200.000
Deja Vu (approximated from 101afdo)
(This one sounds particularly lush and emotive, good for bittersweet synthwave tracks or things along those lines)
316.667
700.000
816.667
1016.667
1200.000
Dominant Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
400.000
700.000
1000.000
1200.000
Double Harmonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
400.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1100.000
1200.000
Hirajoshi (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
700.000
800.000
1200.000
Sharpened Hirajoshi (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
200.000
316.667
700.000
816.667
1200.000
Javanese Pentachordal (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
300.000
600.000
700.000
1200.000
Roughened Javanese Pentachordal (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
83.333
300.000
616.667
700.000
1200.000
Akebono I (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
700.000
900.000
1200.000
Moonbeam (approximated from 16afdo)
200.000
300.000
700.000
1083.333
1200.000
Palace (approximated from Porky in 29edo)
166.667
316.667
500.000
700.000
866.667
1016.667
1200.000
Underpass (approximated from 10afdo]])
316.667
700.000
916.667
1016.667
1200.000
Whole Tone (exact tuning from 6edo)
200.000
400.000
600.000
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Hemiennealimmal[54] (includes 18edo)
Hours[48] (includes 24edo)
Palace (approximated from Porky in 29edo)
166.667
316.667
500.000
700.000
866.667
1016.667
1200.000
Other scales
Mechanical (approximated from 16afdo)
300.000
383.333
700.000
966.667
1200.000
Moonbeam (approximated from 16afdo)
200.000
300.000
700.000
1083.333
1200.000
Springwater (approximated from 8afdo)
200.000
383.333
700.000
966.667
1200.000
Volcanic (approximated from 16afdo)
100.000
383.333
700.000
966.667
1200.000
Deja Vu (approximated from 101afdo)
(This one sounds particularly lush and emotive, good for bittersweet synthwave tracks or things along those lines)
316.667
700.000
816.667
1016.667
1200.000
Geode (approximated from 6afdo)
266.667
500.000
700.000
1050.000
1200.000
Mushroom (approximated from 30afdo)
266.667
500.000
700.000
783.333
1200.000
Underpass (approximated from 10afdo)
316.667
700.000
916.667
1016.667
1200.000
Spearmint (approximated from 62afdo)
233.333
483.333
716.667
966.667
1200.000