Tone Clock · Set classes · 6 notes
Two shapes, each the other’s mirror
Interval content
| ic1 | ic2 | ic3 | ic4 | ic5 | ic6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Every set in the class holds two semitones, four whole tones, two minor thirds, four major thirds, one fourth and two tritones.
Common tones
| T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | T8 | T9 | T10 | T11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Notes a set keeps when transposed by n.
| T0I | T1I | T2I | T3I | T4I | T5I | T6I | T7I | T8I | T9I | T10I | T11I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 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.
023468
- 023468C D D# E F# G#
- 134579C# D# E F G A
- 24568tD E F F# G# Bb
- 35679eD# F F# G A B
- 04678tE F# G G# Bb C
- 15789eF G G# A B C#
- 02689tF# G# A Bb C D
- 1379teG A Bb B C# D#
- 0248teG# Bb B C D E
- 01359eA B C C# D# F
- 01246tBb C C# D E F#
- 12357eB C# D D# F G
024568
Relations
- Complement
- 6-21 023468
- Z-partner
- none: no other class has this interval vector
- Symmetry
- none: only T0 maps it onto itself
- Inside it
2 notes: 2-1 ×2 · 2-2 ×4 · 2-3 ×2 · 2-4 ×4 · 2-5 · 2-6 ×2
3 notes: 3-1 · 3-2 ×2 · 3-3 ×2 · 3-4 · 3-5 · 3-6 ×3 · 3-7 · 3-8 ×6 · 3-10 · 3-11 · 3-12
4 notes: 4-2 ×2 · 4-5 · 4-11 · 4-12 ×2 · 4-Z15 · 4-19 · 4-21 ×2 · 4-24 ×2 · 4-25 · 4-27 · 4-Z29
- Around it
- 7-8 · 7-9 · 7-13 · 7-26 · 7-28 · 7-33 · and 30 larger classes