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Levels of 1 Scale


While this idea can be applied to any major, minor or chromatic scale,
it is demonstrated here with the Chromatic scale starting on C.

       2   1  3
Level 1: Parallel motion in unison 2 octaves

    
3 1

 
3 1 3 1
1 3 1 3 1 2 3

        
         


           
1 3 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3

  
1


2 2 1 3


3 1 1 3 1

  
1 3 2

   
3 1 3

   
1 2
2

    

2 1 2 3
1 3 1 3 1 3 1


2 1 3 3 1

1  3 1  3 2 1  3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3
       
 
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1

        
       
  


2 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1
1 2 3 1 3

  1  3 1 2  3
  
Level 2: Parallel motion interval of a minor third 2 octaves

      
5 1 3 1 3
3 1 2 3 1 2 3

      
         


        
1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3

 
1 3

  
2

 
3 1 3
2 3 1 2
1 3 1 3

 
1

     
3 1 3

 
1

   
6

  

2 1 2 3
1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
3


1  3 2 1  3 1  3 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3
2 1 1

        
 
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        
       
  
2 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1
1 2 3 1 3

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1  3  1 2  3
2

  
Level 3: Formula pattern in interval of a minor third 2 octaves

        
9 1 3 1 3
3 1 2 3 1 2 3

             
  


1 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 1

1  3
1 3 1 3 1 3

1  3  2
2

    1 2  3 1  3  1  3

10 1 3 1 3

                


3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1


3 1 2 3 1 2

 
3

1  3 2 1  3  1 2  3     
2 3 1
1


3 1 3

 
1

  
11

       1 3
     1 3 2


3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 3

        1  3
3 1

2 2  3
3 2

1  3  1
1 3 1 3

       
12

     
   
1 2 3 1 3 1 3


1 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 1

1  3 1 2  3 1  3 1  3 2 1  3 1  3
 

13 1 3

                


3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1
1 2 3 1 3 2

1  3 2 1  3 1  3 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3
       
 
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      
          
3 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1
1 2 3 1 3

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