9L 8s
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Step pattern
LLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLs
sLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLL
Equave
2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Period
2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Bright
15\17 to 8\9 (1058.8 ¢ to 1066.7 ¢)
Dark
1\9 to 2\17 (133.3 ¢ to 141.2 ¢)
Descends from
8L 1s (subneutralic)
Ancestor's step ratio range
1:1 to 2:1 (soft-of-basic)
Parent
8L 1s
Sister
8L 9s
Daughters
17L 9s, 9L 17s
Neutralized
1L 16s
2-Flought
26L 8s, 9L 25s
Equalized (L:s = 1:1)
15\17 (1058.8 ¢)
Supersoft (L:s = 4:3)
53\60 (1060.0 ¢)
Soft (L:s = 3:2)
38\43 (1060.5 ¢)
Semisoft (L:s = 5:3)
61\69 (1060.9 ¢)
Basic (L:s = 2:1)
23\26 (1061.5 ¢)
Semihard (L:s = 5:2)
54\61 (1062.3 ¢)
Hard (L:s = 3:1)
31\35 (1062.9 ¢)
Superhard (L:s = 4:1)
39\44 (1063.6 ¢)
Collapsed (L:s = 1:0)
8\9 (1066.7 ¢)
↖ 8L 7s | ↑ 9L 7s | 10L 7s ↗ |
← 8L 8s | 9L 8s | 10L 8s → |
↙ 8L 9s | ↓ 9L 9s | 10L 9s ↘ |
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Scale structure
sLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLL
Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
9L 8s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 9 large steps and 8 small steps, repeating every octave. 9L 8s is a child scale of 8L 1s, expanding it by 8 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 1058.8 ¢ to 1066.7 ¢, or from 133.3 ¢ to 141.2 ¢.
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 70.6 ¢ |
Major 1-mosstep | M1ms | L | 70.6 ¢ to 133.3 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Perfect 2-mosstep | P2ms | L + s | 133.3 ¢ to 141.2 ¢ |
Augmented 2-mosstep | A2ms | 2L | 141.2 ¢ to 266.7 ¢ | |
3-mosstep | Minor 3-mosstep | m3ms | L + 2s | 133.3 ¢ to 211.8 ¢ |
Major 3-mosstep | M3ms | 2L + s | 211.8 ¢ to 266.7 ¢ | |
4-mosstep | Minor 4-mosstep | m4ms | 2L + 2s | 266.7 ¢ to 282.4 ¢ |
Major 4-mosstep | M4ms | 3L + s | 282.4 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
5-mosstep | Minor 5-mosstep | m5ms | 2L + 3s | 266.7 ¢ to 352.9 ¢ |
Major 5-mosstep | M5ms | 3L + 2s | 352.9 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
6-mosstep | Minor 6-mosstep | m6ms | 3L + 3s | 400.0 ¢ to 423.5 ¢ |
Major 6-mosstep | M6ms | 4L + 2s | 423.5 ¢ to 533.3 ¢ | |
7-mosstep | Minor 7-mosstep | m7ms | 3L + 4s | 400.0 ¢ to 494.1 ¢ |
Major 7-mosstep | M7ms | 4L + 3s | 494.1 ¢ to 533.3 ¢ | |
8-mosstep | Minor 8-mosstep | m8ms | 4L + 4s | 533.3 ¢ to 564.7 ¢ |
Major 8-mosstep | M8ms | 5L + 3s | 564.7 ¢ to 666.7 ¢ | |
9-mosstep | Minor 9-mosstep | m9ms | 4L + 5s | 533.3 ¢ to 635.3 ¢ |
Major 9-mosstep | M9ms | 5L + 4s | 635.3 ¢ to 666.7 ¢ | |
10-mosstep | Minor 10-mosstep | m10ms | 5L + 5s | 666.7 ¢ to 705.9 ¢ |
Major 10-mosstep | M10ms | 6L + 4s | 705.9 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
11-mosstep | Minor 11-mosstep | m11ms | 5L + 6s | 666.7 ¢ to 776.5 ¢ |
Major 11-mosstep | M11ms | 6L + 5s | 776.5 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
12-mosstep | Minor 12-mosstep | m12ms | 6L + 6s | 800.0 ¢ to 847.1 ¢ |
Major 12-mosstep | M12ms | 7L + 5s | 847.1 ¢ to 933.3 ¢ | |
13-mosstep | Minor 13-mosstep | m13ms | 6L + 7s | 800.0 ¢ to 917.6 ¢ |
Major 13-mosstep | M13ms | 7L + 6s | 917.6 ¢ to 933.3 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Minor 14-mosstep | m14ms | 7L + 7s | 933.3 ¢ to 988.2 ¢ |
Major 14-mosstep | M14ms | 8L + 6s | 988.2 ¢ to 1066.7 ¢ | |
15-mosstep | Diminished 15-mosstep | d15ms | 7L + 8s | 933.3 ¢ to 1058.8 ¢ |
Perfect 15-mosstep | P15ms | 8L + 7s | 1058.8 ¢ to 1066.7 ¢ | |
16-mosstep | Minor 16-mosstep | m16ms | 8L + 8s | 1066.7 ¢ to 1129.4 ¢ |
Major 16-mosstep | M16ms | 9L + 7s | 1129.4 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
17-mosstep | Perfect 17-mosstep | P17ms | 9L + 8s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|
25 | Augmented 1-mosdegree | A1md |
24 | Augmented 3-mosdegree | A3md |
23 | Augmented 5-mosdegree | A5md |
22 | Augmented 7-mosdegree | A7md |
21 | Augmented 9-mosdegree | A9md |
20 | Augmented 11-mosdegree | A11md |
19 | Augmented 13-mosdegree | A13md |
18 | Augmented 15-mosdegree | A15md |
17 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md |
16 | Augmented 2-mosdegree | A2md |
15 | Major 4-mosdegree | M4md |
14 | Major 6-mosdegree | M6md |
13 | Major 8-mosdegree | M8md |
12 | Major 10-mosdegree | M10md |
11 | Major 12-mosdegree | M12md |
10 | Major 14-mosdegree | M14md |
9 | Major 16-mosdegree | M16md |
8 | Major 1-mosdegree | M1md |
7 | Major 3-mosdegree | M3md |
6 | Major 5-mosdegree | M5md |
5 | Major 7-mosdegree | M7md |
4 | Major 9-mosdegree | M9md |
3 | Major 11-mosdegree | M11md |
2 | Major 13-mosdegree | M13md |
1 | Perfect 15-mosdegree | P15md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 17-mosdegree |
P0md P17md |
−1 | Perfect 2-mosdegree | P2md |
−2 | Minor 4-mosdegree | m4md |
−3 | Minor 6-mosdegree | m6md |
−4 | Minor 8-mosdegree | m8md |
−5 | Minor 10-mosdegree | m10md |
−6 | Minor 12-mosdegree | m12md |
−7 | Minor 14-mosdegree | m14md |
−8 | Minor 16-mosdegree | m16md |
−9 | Minor 1-mosdegree | m1md |
−10 | Minor 3-mosdegree | m3md |
−11 | Minor 5-mosdegree | m5md |
−12 | Minor 7-mosdegree | m7md |
−13 | Minor 9-mosdegree | m9md |
−14 | Minor 11-mosdegree | m11md |
−15 | Minor 13-mosdegree | m13md |
−16 | Diminished 15-mosdegree | d15md |
−17 | Diminished 17-mosdegree | d17md |
−18 | Diminished 2-mosdegree | d2md |
−19 | Diminished 4-mosdegree | d4md |
−20 | Diminished 6-mosdegree | d6md |
−21 | Diminished 8-mosdegree | d8md |
−22 | Diminished 10-mosdegree | d10md |
−23 | Diminished 12-mosdegree | d12md |
−24 | Diminished 14-mosdegree | d14md |
−25 | Diminished 16-mosdegree | d16md |
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 | |||
16|0 | 1 | LLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
15|1 | 16 | LsLLsLsLsLsLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
14|2 | 14 | LsLsLLsLsLsLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
13|3 | 12 | LsLsLsLLsLsLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
12|4 | 10 | LsLsLsLsLLsLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
11|5 | 8 | LsLsLsLsLsLLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
10|6 | 6 | LsLsLsLsLsLsLLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
9|7 | 4 | LsLsLsLsLsLsLsLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
8|8 | 2 | LsLsLsLsLsLsLsLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
7|9 | 17 | sLLsLsLsLsLsLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
6|10 | 15 | sLsLLsLsLsLsLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
5|11 | 13 | sLsLsLLsLsLsLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
4|12 | 11 | sLsLsLsLLsLsLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
3|13 | 9 | sLsLsLsLsLLsLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
2|14 | 7 | sLsLsLsLsLsLLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
1|15 | 5 | sLsLsLsLsLsLsLLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
0|16 | 3 | sLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | ||||||||
15\17 | 1058.824 | 141.176 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 9L 8s Lafayette, Progression | ||||||
98\111 | 1059.459 | 140.541 | 7:6 | 1.167 | |||||||
83\94 | 1059.574 | 140.426 | 6:5 | 1.200 | |||||||
151\171 | 1059.649 | 140.351 | 11:9 | 1.222 | |||||||
68\77 | 1059.740 | 140.260 | 5:4 | 1.250 | Tsaharuk | ||||||
189\214 | 1059.813 | 140.187 | 14:11 | 1.273 | |||||||
121\137 | 1059.854 | 140.146 | 9:7 | 1.286 | |||||||
174\197 | 1059.898 | 140.102 | 13:10 | 1.300 | |||||||
53\60 | 1060.000 | 140.000 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 9L 8s Bleu | ||||||
197\223 | 1060.090 | 139.910 | 15:11 | 1.364 | |||||||
144\163 | 1060.123 | 139.877 | 11:8 | 1.375 | |||||||
235\266 | 1060.150 | 139.850 | 18:13 | 1.385 | |||||||
91\103 | 1060.194 | 139.806 | 7:5 | 1.400 | |||||||
220\249 | 1060.241 | 139.759 | 17:12 | 1.417 | |||||||
129\146 | 1060.274 | 139.726 | 10:7 | 1.429 | |||||||
167\189 | 1060.317 | 139.683 | 13:9 | 1.444 | |||||||
38\43 | 1060.465 | 139.535 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 9L 8s | ||||||
175\198 | 1060.606 | 139.394 | 14:9 | 1.556 | |||||||
137\155 | 1060.645 | 139.355 | 11:7 | 1.571 | |||||||
236\267 | 1060.674 | 139.326 | 19:12 | 1.583 | |||||||
99\112 | 1060.714 | 139.286 | 8:5 | 1.600 | Jerome | ||||||
259\293 | 1060.751 | 139.249 | 21:13 | 1.615 | |||||||
160\181 | 1060.773 | 139.227 | 13:8 | 1.625 | |||||||
221\250 | 1060.800 | 139.200 | 18:11 | 1.636 | |||||||
61\69 | 1060.870 | 139.130 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 9L 8s | ||||||
206\233 | 1060.944 | 139.056 | 17:10 | 1.700 | |||||||
145\164 | 1060.976 | 139.024 | 12:7 | 1.714 | |||||||
229\259 | 1061.004 | 138.996 | 19:11 | 1.727 | |||||||
84\95 | 1061.053 | 138.947 | 7:4 | 1.750 | |||||||
191\216 | 1061.111 | 138.889 | 16:9 | 1.778 | |||||||
107\121 | 1061.157 | 138.843 | 9:5 | 1.800 | |||||||
130\147 | 1061.224 | 138.776 | 11:6 | 1.833 | |||||||
23\26 | 1061.538 | 138.462 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 9L 8s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | ||||||
123\139 | 1061.871 | 138.129 | 11:5 | 2.200 | |||||||
100\113 | 1061.947 | 138.053 | 9:4 | 2.250 | |||||||
177\200 | 1062.000 | 138.000 | 16:7 | 2.286 | |||||||
77\87 | 1062.069 | 137.931 | 7:3 | 2.333 | Secund(ly) | ||||||
208\235 | 1062.128 | 137.872 | 19:8 | 2.375 | |||||||
131\148 | 1062.162 | 137.838 | 12:5 | 2.400 | |||||||
185\209 | 1062.201 | 137.799 | 17:7 | 2.429 | |||||||
54\61 | 1062.295 | 137.705 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 9L 8s | ||||||
193\218 | 1062.385 | 137.615 | 18:7 | 2.571 | |||||||
139\157 | 1062.420 | 137.580 | 13:5 | 2.600 | |||||||
224\253 | 1062.451 | 137.549 | 21:8 | 2.625 | |||||||
85\96 | 1062.500 | 137.500 | 8:3 | 2.667 | |||||||
201\227 | 1062.555 | 137.445 | 19:7 | 2.714 | |||||||
116\131 | 1062.595 | 137.405 | 11:4 | 2.750 | |||||||
147\166 | 1062.651 | 137.349 | 14:5 | 2.800 | |||||||
31\35 | 1062.857 | 137.143 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 9L 8s | ||||||
132\149 | 1063.087 | 136.913 | 13:4 | 3.250 | |||||||
101\114 | 1063.158 | 136.842 | 10:3 | 3.333 | |||||||
171\193 | 1063.212 | 136.788 | 17:5 | 3.400 | |||||||
70\79 | 1063.291 | 136.709 | 7:2 | 3.500 | |||||||
179\202 | 1063.366 | 136.634 | 18:5 | 3.600 | |||||||
109\123 | 1063.415 | 136.585 | 11:3 | 3.667 | |||||||
148\167 | 1063.473 | 136.527 | 15:4 | 3.750 | |||||||
39\44 | 1063.636 | 136.364 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 9L 8s | ||||||
125\141 | 1063.830 | 136.170 | 13:3 | 4.333 | |||||||
86\97 | 1063.918 | 136.082 | 9:2 | 4.500 | |||||||
133\150 | 1064.000 | 136.000 | 14:3 | 4.667 | |||||||
47\53 | 1064.151 | 135.849 | 5:1 | 5.000 | |||||||
102\115 | 1064.348 | 135.652 | 11:2 | 5.500 | Doublethink | ||||||
55\62 | 1064.516 | 135.484 | 6:1 | 6.000 | |||||||
63\71 | 1064.789 | 135.211 | 7:1 | 7.000 | Kryptonite | ||||||
8\9 | 1066.667 | 133.333 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 9L 8s |
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