Comprehensive Scale Catalog: Two-Tone Scales in Equal Temperament
This page is part of Flutopedia's Comprehensive Scale Catalog ... a listing of many (many) scales that can be played on Native American flutes.
This page shows only scales with two tones per octave and using 12-tone Equal Temperament.
The root note of each scale is shown in blue, such as .
Minor Second Ditonic
Fingerings on most contemporary six-hole pentatonic minor Native American flutes:
or or
Fingerings on Anasazi-7 tuned Native American flutes:
Scale steps in semitones: 1–11
Scale degrees:
in semitones: 0–1–12
intervals: 1–m2–8
Root, Minor 2nd, Octave
Pitches starting from C:
C C♯ c
C D♭ c
        
Pitch Class Set: {0,1}
Pitch Class Mapping: 3 (Hex 003, Binary 000000000011)
A Study of Scales (Ian Ring) Index: 3
Deep scale: No
Coherent scale: No
This scale is a mode (rotation) of these other scales:
Mode 2 of: Major Seventh Ditonic
The name I use for this scale comes from: Clint's Invented Name
Vietnamese Ditonic
Fingerings on most contemporary six-hole pentatonic minor Native American flutes:
or or
Fingerings on Anasazi-7 tuned Native American flutes:
or
Scale steps in semitones: 2–10
Scale degrees:
in semitones: 0–2–12
intervals: 1–2–8
Root, Major 2nd, Octave
Pitches starting from C: C D c
    
Pitch Class Set: {0,2}
Pitch Class Mapping: 5 (Hex 005, Binary 000000000101)
A Study of Scales (Ian Ring) Index: 5
Deep scale: No
Coherent scale: No
This scale is a mode (rotation) of these other scales:
Mode 2 of: Warao Ditonic and Warao Ditonic
The name I use for this scale comes from: Scala
Scala name: Vietnamese ditonic
Cheremis Ditonic
Fingerings on most contemporary six-hole pentatonic minor Native American flutes:
or or or
Fingerings on Anasazi-7 tuned Native American flutes:
Scale steps in semitones: 3–9
Scale degrees:
in semitones: 0–3–12
intervals: 1–m3–8
Root, Minor 3rd, Octave
Pitches starting from C:
C D♯ c
C E♭ c
        
Pitch Class Set: {0,3}
Pitch Class Mapping: 9 (Hex 009, Binary 000000001001)
A Study of Scales (Ian Ring) Index: 9
Deep scale: No
Coherent scale: No
This scale is a mode (rotation) of these other scales:
Mode 2 of: Major Sixth Ditonic
The name I use for this scale comes from: [Nettl 1960]
» Described in Cheremis Musical Styles1 ([Nettl 1960]), page 10
1Description of ditonic songs:
Ditonic songs are more common throughout the world. … Among the Cheremis … the interval between the two tones of a Cheremis ditonic song is usually a minor third. This interval is common also in ditonic songs elsewhere, so that the Cheremis ditonic songs may be considered perhaps as a part of an archaic layer, with almost worldwide distributionn, of some of the simplest song types in existance today.
Major Third Ditonic
Fingerings on most contemporary six-hole pentatonic minor Native American flutes:
or or or
Fingerings on Anasazi-7 tuned Native American flutes:
or
Scale steps in semitones: 4–8
Scale degrees:
in semitones: 0–4–12
intervals: 1–3–8
Root, Major 3rd, Octave
Pitches starting from C: C E c
    
Pitch Class Set: {0,4}
Pitch Class Mapping: 17 (Hex 011, Binary 000000010001)
A Study of Scales (Ian Ring) Index: 17
Deep scale: No
Coherent scale: No
This scale is a mode (rotation) of these other scales:
Mode 2 of: Minor Sixth Ditonic
The name I use for this scale comes from: Clint's Invented Name
Honchoshi
Fingerings on most contemporary six-hole pentatonic minor Native American flutes:
or or or
Fingerings on Anasazi-7 tuned Native American flutes:
Scale steps in semitones: 5–7
Scale degrees:
in semitones: 0–5–12
intervals: 1–4–8
Root, Perfect 4th, Octave
Pitches starting from C: C F c
    
Pitch Class Set: {0,5}
Pitch Class Mapping: 33 (Hex 021, Binary 000000100001)
A Study of Scales (Ian Ring) Index: 33
Deep scale: No
Coherent scale: No
This scale is a mode (rotation) of these other scales:
Mode 2 of: Niagari
The name I use for this scale comes from: Scala
Scala name: Honchoshi: Japan
Piano Encyclopedia name: Honchoshi 2 [Japanese]
Tritone Ditonic
Fingerings on most contemporary six-hole pentatonic minor Native American flutes:
or or
Fingerings on Anasazi-7 tuned Native American flutes:
or
Scale steps in semitones: 6–6
Scale degrees:
in semitones: 0–6–12
intervals: 1–d5–8
Root, Diminished 5th, Octave
Pitches starting from C:
C F♯ c
C G♭ c
        
Pitch Class Set: {0,6}
Pitch Class Mapping: 65 (Hex 041, Binary 000001000001)
A Study of Scales (Ian Ring) Index: 65
Deep scale: No
Coherent scale: No
This scale is a mode (rotation) of these other scales:
Mode 2 of: Tritone Ditonic and Chromatic
The name I use for this scale comes from: Clint's Invented Name
Niagari
Fingerings on most contemporary six-hole pentatonic minor Native American flutes:
or or
Fingerings on Anasazi-7 tuned Native American flutes:
or
Scale steps in semitones: 7–5
Scale degrees:
in semitones: 0–7–12
intervals: 1–5–8
Root, Perfect 5th, Octave
Pitches starting from C: C G c
    
Pitch Class Set: {0,7}
Pitch Class Mapping: 129 (Hex 081, Binary 000010000001)
A Study of Scales (Ian Ring) Index: 129
Deep scale: No
Coherent scale: No
Corresponding Chord: Power Chord
This scale is a mode (rotation) of these other scales:
Mode 2 of: Honchoshi
The name I use for this scale comes from: Scala
Scala name: Niagari: Japan
Wikipedia page related to this scale:
Piano Encyclopedia name: Niagari 2 [Japanese]
Minor Sixth Ditonic
Fingerings on most contemporary six-hole pentatonic minor Native American flutes:
or or
Fingerings on Anasazi-7 tuned Native American flutes:
or
Scale steps in semitones: 8–4
Scale degrees:
in semitones: 0–8–12
intervals: 1–m6–8
Root, Minor 6th, Octave
Pitches starting from C:
C G♯ c
C A♭ c
        
Pitch Class Set: {0,8}
Pitch Class Mapping: 257 (Hex 101, Binary 000100000001)
A Study of Scales (Ian Ring) Index: 257
Deep scale: No
Coherent scale: No
This scale is a mode (rotation) of these other scales:
Mode 2 of: Major Third Ditonic
The name I use for this scale comes from: Clint's Invented Name
Major Sixth Ditonic
Fingerings on most contemporary six-hole pentatonic minor Native American flutes:
or or
Fingerings on Anasazi-7 tuned Native American flutes:
or
Scale steps in semitones: 9–3
Scale degrees:
in semitones: 0–9–12
intervals: 1–6–8
Root, Major 6th, Octave
Pitches starting from C: C A c
    
Pitch Class Set: {0,9}
Pitch Class Mapping: 513 (Hex 201, Binary 001000000001)
A Study of Scales (Ian Ring) Index: 513
Deep scale: No
Coherent scale: No
This scale is a mode (rotation) of these other scales:
Mode 2 of: Cheremis Ditonic
The name I use for this scale comes from: Clint's Invented Name
Warao Ditonic
Fingerings on most contemporary six-hole pentatonic minor Native American flutes:
or or
Fingerings on Anasazi-7 tuned Native American flutes:
or
Scale steps in semitones: 10–2
Scale degrees:
in semitones: 0–10–12
intervals: 1–m7–8
Root, Minor 7th, Octave
Pitches starting from C:
C A♯ c
C B♭ c
        
Pitch Class Set: {0,10}
Pitch Class Mapping: 1025 (Hex 401, Binary 010000000001)
A Study of Scales (Ian Ring) Index: 1025
Deep scale: No
Coherent scale: No
This scale is a mode (rotation) of these other scales:
Mode 2 of: Vietnamese Ditonic and Vietnamese Ditonic
The name I use for this scale comes from: Scala
Scala name: Warao ditonic: South America
Piano Encyclopedia name: Warao ditonic [Native South American]
Major Seventh Ditonic
Fingerings on most contemporary six-hole pentatonic minor Native American flutes:
or or
Fingerings on Anasazi-7 tuned Native American flutes:
Scale steps in semitones: 11–1
Scale degrees:
in semitones: 0–11–12
intervals: 1–7–8
Root, Major 7th, Octave
Pitches starting from C: C B c
    
Pitch Class Set: {0,11}
Pitch Class Mapping: 2049 (Hex 801, Binary 100000000001)
A Study of Scales (Ian Ring) Index: 2049
Deep scale: No
Coherent scale: No
This scale is a mode (rotation) of these other scales:
Mode 2 of: Minor Second Ditonic
The name I use for this scale comes from: Clint's Invented Name
  
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