Tone Clock · Set classes · 6 notes
Two shapes, each the other’s mirror
Interval content
| ic1 | ic2 | ic3 | ic4 | ic5 | ic6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Every set in the class holds three semitones, three whole tones, three minor thirds, two major thirds, three fourths and one tritone.
Common tones
| T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | T8 | T9 | T10 | T11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Notes a set keeps when transposed by n.
| T0I | T1I | T2I | T3I | T4I | T5I | T6I | T7I | T8I | T9I | T10I | T11I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
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.
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- 012457C C# D E F G
- 123568C# D D# F F# G#
- 234679D D# E F# G A
- 34578tD# E F G G# Bb
- 45689eE F F# G# A B
- 05679tF F# G A Bb C
- 1678teF# G G# Bb B C#
- 02789eG G# A B C D
- 01389tG# A Bb C C# D#
- 1249teA Bb B C# D E
- 0235teBb B C D D# F
- 01346eB C C# D# E F#
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Relations
- Complement
- 6-Z40 012358
- Z-partner
- 6-Z40, the same interval vector in another class
- Symmetry
- none: only T0 maps it onto itself
- Inside it
2 notes: 2-1 ×3 · 2-2 ×3 · 2-3 ×3 · 2-4 ×2 · 2-5 ×3 · 2-6
3 notes: 3-1 · 3-2 ×3 · 3-3 ×3 · 3-4 ×2 · 3-5 ×2 · 3-6 · 3-7 ×3 · 3-8 · 3-9 ×2 · 3-10 · 3-11
4 notes: 4-2 · 4-3 · 4-4 · 4-6 · 4-7 · 4-10 · 4-11 · 4-12 · 4-13 · 4-14 · 4-Z15 · 4-16 · 4-18 · 4-22 · 4-23
- Around it
- 7-2 · 7-5 · 7-25 · 7-27 · 7-Z36 · 7-Z38 · and 34 larger classes