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A Hexatonic Pentatonic · Displayed in: A · Pentatonic extension used in jazz/fusion · Tones: A, B, D, E, F#, G · Aliases: Hexatonic Pentatonic
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A Hexatonic Pentatonic
A Hexatonic Pentatonic · Displayed in: A · Pentatonic extension used in jazz/fusion · Tones: A, B, D, E, F#, G · Aliases: Hexatonic Pentatonic
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A Hexatonic Pentatonic: A, B, D, E, F#, G
A Hexatonic Pentatonic · Scale · A · 6 Tones
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Type key + scale (e.g. C Major, F Dorian)
A Hexatonic Pentatonic
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Scale
• 1,2,2,3,2,2 • 6 tones
Chord and Scale
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Description / Aliases
Pentatonic extension used in jazz/fusion
Aliases
Hexatonic Pentatonic
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Degree chords
6
Diatonic triads and seventh chords built by stacking every other degree of this scale.
| Degree |
Triad
|
Seventh
|
Tones | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I |
I · A 6sus4no5
6sus4no5
|
- |
A, D, F#
|
5, 9
|
| II |
II · B sus4#5
sus4#5
|
- |
B, E, G
|
5, 8
|
| III |
III · D Maj
Maj
|
- |
D, F#, A
|
4, 7
|
| IV |
iv · E m
m
|
- |
E, G, B
|
3, 7
|
| V |
V · F# m#5
m#5
|
- |
F#, A, D
|
3, 8
|
| VI |
VI · G [1 3 6]
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|
- |
G, B, E
|
4, 9
|
Tones
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Note: A
Interval: 1
Degree: 1
MIDI: 57
Hz: 698.46
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Note: B
Interval: 2
Degree: 2
MIDI: 59
Hz: 783.99
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Note: D
Interval: 4
Degree: 3
MIDI: 62
Hz: 466.16
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Note: E
Interval: 5
Degree: 4
MIDI: 64
Hz: 523.25
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Note: F#
Interval: 6
Degree: 5
MIDI: 66
Hz: 554.37
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Note: G
Interval: b7
Degree: 6
MIDI: 67
Hz: 622.25
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Consonance heuristic
Mildly consonant
Set: 0, 1, 3, 5, 8, 10
Vector: [1, 4, 3, 2, 5, 0]
Score: 0.80
open / fifth-supported
This set has 6 pitch classes, 1 close/tritone pressure points and 10 consonant-support intervals; average heuristic score: 0.80.
| Interval | Count | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| m2 / M7 | 1 | -5 | -5 |
| M2 / m7 | 4 | -2 | -8 |
| m3 / M6 | 3 | +2 | +6 |
| M3 / m6 | 2 | +2 | +4 |
| P4 / P5 | 5 | +3 | +15 |
| Tritone | 0 | -4 | 0 |
Consonance graph
Bridge candidates
2359 candidates
| Target | Shared tones | Pivot | Voice-leading | Δ consonance | Bridge score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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C Maj13
Chord
Smooth pivot
|
B, 4, E, F#, 11 | B, 4, E, F# | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.51 |
|
D 13sus4
Chord
Smooth pivot
|
B, 4, E, F#, 11 | B, 4, E, F# | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.51 |
|
D Hexatonic Pentatonic
Scale
Smooth pivot
|
B, 4, E, F#, 11 | B, 4, E, F# | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.51 |
|
D Maj13
Chord
Smooth pivot
|
B, 4, 6, F#, 11 | B, 4, 6, F# | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.51 |
|
E 13sus4
Chord
Smooth pivot
|
B, 4, 6, F#, 11 | B, 4, 6, F# | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.51 |
|
E Hexatonic Pentatonic
Scale
Smooth pivot
|
B, 4, 6, F#, 11 | B, 4, 6, F# | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.51 |
|
E m7 11 b13
Chord
Smooth pivot
|
B, 4, E, F#, 11 | B, 4, E, F# | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.51 |
|
E m9
Chord
Smooth pivot
|
B, 4, 6, E, 11 | B, 4, 6, E | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.51 |
|
F# m7 11 b13
Chord
Smooth pivot
|
B, 4, 6, F#, 11 | B, 4, 6, F# | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.51 |
|
G Maj7add13
Chord
Smooth pivot
|
B, 4, 6, E, 11 | B, 4, 6, E | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.51 |
|
G Maj9
Chord
Smooth pivot
|
B, 6, E, F#, 11 | B, 6, E, F# | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.51 |
|
A m11
Chord
Smooth pivot
|
B, 4, E, F#, 11 | B, 4, E, F# | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.51 |