3-limit scales

48 scales

File Description Notes Period (ยข) Limit Source
081_E8 Enharmonic tetrachord 282429536481/274877906944 * 70368744177664/68630377364883 * 81/64 3 498.0 3 Divisions of the Tetrachord
120_E14 Enharmonic tetrachord 282429536481/274877906944 * 134217728/129140163 * 8192/6561 3 498.0 3 Divisions of the Tetrachord
249_C17 Chromatic tetrachord 256/243 * 2187/2048 * 32/27, Gaudentius 3 498.0 3 Divisions of the Tetrachord
454_D15 Diatonic tetrachord 256/243 * 9/8 * 9/8, Pythagoras? 3 498.0 3 Divisions of the Tetrachord
456_D15 Diatonic tetrachord 2187/2048 * 65536/59049 * 9/8, Anonymous 3 498.0 3 Divisions of the Tetrachord
482_R6 Reduplicated tetrachord 2187/2048 * 16777216/14348907 * 2187/2048, Palmer 3 498.0 3 Divisions of the Tetrachord
485_R9 Reduplicated tetrachord 256/243 * 256/243 * 19683/16384 3 498.0 3 Divisions of the Tetrachord
pseudo_Odo_octatonics pyth. 3-limit 5ths chain of 8 pitch-classes: Bb-F-C-G-D-A-E-B 8 1200.0 3 Mailing lists
pyth_17 17-tone Pythagorean scale 17 1200.0 3 Mailing lists
synmav1 First 81/80&135/128 scale Pythagorean 7 1200.0 3 Mailing lists
xen03-wilson-positive-05 Positive, linear-mapped intonational system, 5 notes 5 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen03-wilson-positive-07 Positive, linear-mapped intonational system, 7 notes 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen03-wilson-positive-12 Positive, linear-mapped intonational system, 12 notes 12 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen06-london-ditone-diatonic Tuning for 'Eight Pieces for Harp in Ditone Diatonic' 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen09-chalmers-tritriadic-54-64-81 Tritriadic scale built from 54:64:81 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen09-chalmers-tritriadic-64-81-96 Tritriadic scale built from 64:81:96 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen09-wilson-marwa-02-01 Marwa permutation 1 from Figure 2, Pythagoras 256/243 9/8 9/8 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen09-wilson-marwa-02-02 Marwa permutation 2 from Figure 2, Pythagoras 256/243 9/8 9/8 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen09-wilson-marwa-02-03 Marwa permutation 3 from Figure 2, Pythagoras 256/243 9/8 9/8 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen09-wilson-marwa-02-04 Marwa permutation 4 from Figure 2, Pythagoras 256/243 9/8 9/8 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen09-wilson-marwa-02-05 Marwa permutation 5 from Figure 2, Pythagoras 256/243 9/8 9/8 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen09-wilson-marwa-02-06 Marwa permutation 6 from Figure 2, Pythagoras 256/243 9/8 9/8 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen09-wilson-marwa-05-01 Marwa permutation 1 from Figure 5, Pythagoras 256/243 9/8 9/8 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen10-wilson-purvi-01-01 Purvi modulation 1 from Figure 1, Pythagoras (9/8 9/8 256/243) all 3 permutations 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen10-wilson-purvi-01-02 Purvi modulation 2 from Figure 1, Pythagoras (9/8 9/8 256/243) all 3 permutations 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen10-wilson-purvi-01-03 Purvi modulation 3 from Figure 1, Pythagoras (9/8 9/8 256/243) all 3 permutations 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen10-wilson-purvi-01-04 Purvi modulation 4 from Figure 1, Pythagoras (9/8 9/8 256/243) all 3 permutations 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen10-wilson-purvi-01-05 Purvi modulation 5 from Figure 1, Pythagoras (9/8 9/8 256/243) all 3 permutations 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen10-wilson-purvi-01-06 Purvi modulation 6 from Figure 1, Pythagoras (9/8 9/8 256/243) all 3 permutations 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen10-wilson-purvi-01-07 Purvi modulation 7 from Figure 1, Pythagoras (9/8 9/8 256/243) all 3 permutations 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-chalmers-triadic-diamond-81-64 Triadic diamond for M=81/64, D=3/2 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-chalmers-triadic-diamond-81-64-tetrachord Upper tetrachord 256/243 * 2187/2048 * 32/27 of triadic diamond for M=81/64, D=3/2 3 498.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-chalmers-triadic-diamond-8192-6561 Triadic diamond for M=8192/6561, D=3/2 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-chalmers-triadic-diamond-8192-6561-tetrachord Upper tetrachord 2187/2048 * 134217728/129140163 * 19683/16384 of triadic diamond for M=8192/6561, D=3/2 3 498.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-chalmers-triadic-reversed-diamond-32-27 Triadic reversed diamond for M=32/27, D=3/2 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-chalmers-triadic-reversed-diamond-32-27-tetrachord Tetrachord 9/8 * 256/243 * 9/8 of triadic reversed diamond for M=32/27, D=3/2 3 498.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-chalmers-triadic-reversed-diamond-81-64 Triadic reversed diamond for M=81/64, D=3/2 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-chalmers-triadic-reversed-diamond-81-64-tetrachord Tetrachord 256/243 * 19683/16384 * 256/243 of triadic reversed diamond for M=81/64, D=3/2 3 498.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-chalmers-triadic-reversed-diamond-8192-6561 Triadic reversed diamond for M=8192/6561, D=3/2 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-chalmers-triadic-reversed-diamond-8192-6561-tetrachord Tetrachord 2187/2048 * 16777216/14348907 * 2187/2048 of triadic reversed diamond for M=8192/6561, D=3/2 3 498.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-gilson-eratosthenes-diatonic Eratosthenes' Diatonic (or Ptolemy's Diatonic Ditonaion) 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-gilson-generalized-pythagorean-3-2-12 Generalized Pythagorean Scale, 3/2 stacked 12=7+5 times 12 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-gilson-generalized-pythagorean-3-2-5 Generalized Pythagorean Scale, 3/2 stacked 5=3+2 times 5 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-gilson-pythagorean-chromatic Pythagorean Intonation Chromatic Scale (PICS) 12 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-gilson-pythagorean-diatonic Pythagorean Intonation Diatonic Scale (PIDS) 7 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen15-gilson-pythagorean-pentatonic Pythagorean Intonation Pentatonic Scale (PIPS) 5 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen18-ayers-table-23 Inverted Geometric Means Between 1/1 and 2/1 Produce a Symmetrical Scale 9 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon
xen18-schulter-pythagorean 12-note Pythagorean tuning 12 1200.0 3 Xenharmonikon