Tone Clock · Set classes · 6 notes
Two shapes, each the other’s mirror
Interval content
| ic1 | ic2 | ic3 | ic4 | ic5 | ic6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Every set in the class holds four semitones, four whole tones, three minor thirds, two major thirds, one fourth and one tritone.
Common tones
| T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | T8 | T9 | T10 | T11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Notes a set keeps when transposed by n.
| T0I | T1I | T2I | T3I | T4I | T5I | T6I | T7I | T8I | T9I | T10I | T11I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Notes a set keeps when inverted about n.
Its 24 sets
Set theory treats D# and Eb as one pitch class; the names under each set use one fixed spelling, sharps except Bb.
012346
- 012346C C# D D# E F#
- 123457C# D D# E F G
- 234568D D# E F F# G#
- 345679D# E F F# G A
- 45678tE F F# G G# Bb
- 56789eF F# G G# A B
- 06789tF# G G# A Bb C
- 1789teG G# A Bb B C#
- 0289teG# A Bb B C D
- 0139teA Bb B C C# D#
- 0124teBb B C C# D E
- 01235eB C C# D D# F
023456
Relations
- Complement
- 6-2 012346
- Z-partner
- none: no other class has this interval vector
- Symmetry
- none: only T0 maps it onto itself
- Inside it
2 notes: 2-1 ×4 · 2-2 ×4 · 2-3 ×3 · 2-4 ×2 · 2-5 · 2-6
3 notes: 3-1 ×3 · 3-2 ×5 · 3-3 ×3 · 3-4 · 3-5 · 3-6 ×2 · 3-7 ×2 · 3-8 ×2 · 3-10
4 notes: 4-1 ×2 · 4-2 ×3 · 4-3 · 4-4 · 4-5 · 4-10 · 4-11 · 4-12 ×2 · 4-13 · 4-Z15 · 4-21
- Around it
- 7-1 · 7-2 · 7-4 · 7-8 · 7-9 · 7-10 · and 28 larger classes