Hexatonic

Scale library

Every family in every key, spelled the way it should be written — one letter per degree, no enharmonic shortcuts.

C Ionian/Lydian Hexatonic

C D E G A B

Refuses to commit to 4 or ♯4 — which is exactly why it sits on both maj7 and maj7♯11. Stack all six in thirds and you get maj13(no 11): every note is a chord tone.

also called: major hexatonic (no 4) · major pentatonic + 7

degrees

1 2 3 5 6 7

set class

6-32

interval vector

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tritones

0

Tertian harmony inside it — 7 distinct sets

Interval cycles — what happens when you sequence it

in thirdsC–E D–G E–A G–B A–C B–D2× M3, 2× P4, 2× m3
in fourthsC–G D–A E–B G–C A–D B–E3× P5, 3× P4 — all perfect
in fifthsC–A D–B E–C G–D A–E B–G2× M6, 2× m6, 2× P5
in sixthsC–B D–C E–D G–E A–G B–A1× M7, 4× m7, 1× M6

The same family in every key

No repeated letters, no triple accidentals, in any of them. That is what the letter-and-alteration model buys you.

Take this scale to the practice screen