User:2^67-1/Xenverse Schemas

This is a list of possible naturalistic musical systems that can crop up in any alternate version of Earth (and can be used for other worldbuilding projects as well).

This list is sorted by plausible commonness. Thanks VectorGraphics for the EDO listing.

Octaveful tunings

12edo

• 2L 3s, dyadic (JI-divorced) harmony
• 2L 3s, dyadic (3-limit) harmony
• 2L 3s, no harmony
• 5L 2s, triadic (JI-divorced) harmony
• 5L 2s, triadic (5-limit) harmony
• 5L 2s, dyadic (3-limit) harmony
• 5L 2s, no harmony

7edo

• 2L 3s, dyadic (JI-divorced) harmony
• 2L 3s, dyadic (3-limit) harmony
• 2L 3s, no harmony

10edo

• Equipentatonic, triadic (JI-divorced) harmony
• Equipentatonic, triadic (JI-divorced) harmony
• 3L 4s, triadic (JI-divorced) harmony
• Equidecatonic, tetradic (JI-divorced) harmony
• Equidecatonic, tetradic (7-limit) harmony
• 3L 4s, triadic (5-limit) harmony

5edo

• Equipentatonic, dyadic (JI-divorced) harmony
• Equipentatonic, dyadic (3-limit) harmony
• Equipentatonic, no harmony