9L 6s
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↖ 8L 5s | ↑ 9L 5s | 10L 5s ↗ |
← 8L 6s | 9L 6s | 10L 6s → |
↙ 8L 7s | ↓ 9L 7s | 10L 7s ↘ |
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Scale structure
sLsLLsLsLLsLsLL
Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
9L 6s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 9 large steps and 6 small steps, with a period of 3 large steps and 2 small steps that repeats every 400.0 ¢, or 3 times every octave. 9L 6s is a child scale of 6L 3s, expanding it by 6 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 240 ¢ to 266.7 ¢, or from 133.3 ¢ to 160 ¢.
The period (400 ¢) minus one dark generator represents a 23+-limit interval between 23/20 and 7/6 (between ~242 ¢ to ~267 ¢).
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 interval regions.
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 80.0 ¢ |
Major 1-mosstep | M1ms | L | 80.0 ¢ to 133.3 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Perfect 2-mosstep | P2ms | L + s | 133.3 ¢ to 160.0 ¢ |
Augmented 2-mosstep | A2ms | 2L | 160.0 ¢ to 266.7 ¢ | |
3-mosstep | Diminished 3-mosstep | d3ms | L + 2s | 133.3 ¢ to 240.0 ¢ |
Perfect 3-mosstep | P3ms | 2L + s | 240.0 ¢ to 266.7 ¢ | |
4-mosstep | Minor 4-mosstep | m4ms | 2L + 2s | 266.7 ¢ to 320.0 ¢ |
Major 4-mosstep | M4ms | 3L + s | 320.0 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
5-mosstep | Perfect 5-mosstep | P5ms | 3L + 2s | 400.0 ¢ |
6-mosstep | Minor 6-mosstep | m6ms | 3L + 3s | 400.0 ¢ to 480.0 ¢ |
Major 6-mosstep | M6ms | 4L + 2s | 480.0 ¢ to 533.3 ¢ | |
7-mosstep | Perfect 7-mosstep | P7ms | 4L + 3s | 533.3 ¢ to 560.0 ¢ |
Augmented 7-mosstep | A7ms | 5L + 2s | 560.0 ¢ to 666.7 ¢ | |
8-mosstep | Diminished 8-mosstep | d8ms | 4L + 4s | 533.3 ¢ to 640.0 ¢ |
Perfect 8-mosstep | P8ms | 5L + 3s | 640.0 ¢ to 666.7 ¢ | |
9-mosstep | Minor 9-mosstep | m9ms | 5L + 4s | 666.7 ¢ to 720.0 ¢ |
Major 9-mosstep | M9ms | 6L + 3s | 720.0 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
10-mosstep | Perfect 10-mosstep | P10ms | 6L + 4s | 800.0 ¢ |
11-mosstep | Minor 11-mosstep | m11ms | 6L + 5s | 800.0 ¢ to 880.0 ¢ |
Major 11-mosstep | M11ms | 7L + 4s | 880.0 ¢ to 933.3 ¢ | |
12-mosstep | Perfect 12-mosstep | P12ms | 7L + 5s | 933.3 ¢ to 960.0 ¢ |
Augmented 12-mosstep | A12ms | 8L + 4s | 960.0 ¢ to 1066.7 ¢ | |
13-mosstep | Diminished 13-mosstep | d13ms | 7L + 6s | 933.3 ¢ to 1040.0 ¢ |
Perfect 13-mosstep | P13ms | 8L + 5s | 1040.0 ¢ to 1066.7 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Minor 14-mosstep | m14ms | 8L + 6s | 1066.7 ¢ to 1120.0 ¢ |
Major 14-mosstep | M14ms | 9L + 5s | 1120.0 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
15-mosstep | Perfect 15-mosstep | P15ms | 9L + 6s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Augmented 1-mosdegree | A1md | Augmented 6-mosdegree | A6md | Augmented 11-mosdegree | A11md |
6 | Augmented 3-mosdegree | A3md | Augmented 8-mosdegree | A8md | Augmented 13-mosdegree | A13md |
5 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md | Augmented 5-mosdegree | A5md | Augmented 10-mosdegree | A10md |
4 | Augmented 2-mosdegree | A2md | Augmented 7-mosdegree | A7md | Augmented 12-mosdegree | A12md |
3 | Major 4-mosdegree | M4md | Major 9-mosdegree | M9md | Major 14-mosdegree | M14md |
2 | Major 1-mosdegree | M1md | Major 6-mosdegree | M6md | Major 11-mosdegree | M11md |
1 | Perfect 3-mosdegree | P3md | Perfect 8-mosdegree | P8md | Perfect 13-mosdegree | P13md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 5-mosdegree |
P0md P5md |
Perfect 5-mosdegree Perfect 10-mosdegree |
P5md P10md |
Perfect 10-mosdegree Perfect 15-mosdegree |
P10md P15md |
−1 | Perfect 2-mosdegree | P2md | Perfect 7-mosdegree | P7md | Perfect 12-mosdegree | P12md |
−2 | Minor 4-mosdegree | m4md | Minor 9-mosdegree | m9md | Minor 14-mosdegree | m14md |
−3 | Minor 1-mosdegree | m1md | Minor 6-mosdegree | m6md | Minor 11-mosdegree | m11md |
−4 | Diminished 3-mosdegree | d3md | Diminished 8-mosdegree | d8md | Diminished 13-mosdegree | d13md |
−5 | Diminished 5-mosdegree | d5md | Diminished 10-mosdegree | d10md | Diminished 15-mosdegree | d15md |
−6 | Diminished 2-mosdegree | d2md | Diminished 7-mosdegree | d7md | Diminished 12-mosdegree | d12md |
−7 | Diminished 4-mosdegree | d4md | Diminished 9-mosdegree | d9md | Diminished 14-mosdegree | d14md |
Modes
UDP | Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (mosdegree) | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||
12|0(3) | 1 | LLsLsLLsLsLLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Aug. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
9|3(3) | 4 | LsLLsLsLLsLsLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|6(3) | 2 | LsLsLLsLsLLsLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
3|9(3) | 5 | sLLsLsLLsLsLLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
0|12(3) | 3 | sLsLLsLsLLsLsLL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Dim. | Min. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
3\15 | 240.000 | 160.000 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 9L 6s | |||||
17\84 | 242.857 | 157.143 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
14\69 | 243.478 | 156.522 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
25\123 | 243.902 | 156.098 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
11\54 | 244.444 | 155.556 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 9L 6s | |||||
30\147 | 244.898 | 155.102 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
19\93 | 245.161 | 154.839 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
27\132 | 245.455 | 154.545 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
8\39 | 246.154 | 153.846 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 9L 6s | |||||
29\141 | 246.809 | 153.191 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
21\102 | 247.059 | 152.941 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
34\165 | 247.273 | 152.727 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
13\63 | 247.619 | 152.381 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 9L 6s | |||||
31\150 | 248.000 | 152.000 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
18\87 | 248.276 | 151.724 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
23\111 | 248.649 | 151.351 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
5\24 | 250.000 | 150.000 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 9L 6s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | |||||
22\105 | 251.429 | 148.571 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
17\81 | 251.852 | 148.148 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
29\138 | 252.174 | 147.826 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
12\57 | 252.632 | 147.368 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 9L 6s | |||||
31\147 | 253.061 | 146.939 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
19\90 | 253.333 | 146.667 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
26\123 | 253.659 | 146.341 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
7\33 | 254.545 | 145.455 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 9L 6s | |||||
23\108 | 255.556 | 144.444 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
16\75 | 256.000 | 144.000 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
25\117 | 256.410 | 143.590 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
9\42 | 257.143 | 142.857 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 9L 6s | |||||
20\93 | 258.065 | 141.935 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
11\51 | 258.824 | 141.176 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
13\60 | 260.000 | 140.000 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||
2\9 | 266.667 | 133.333 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 9L 6s |
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