THE GLEESON MEMORIAL CHAPEL
TRITRIADIC CHIMES-SCALE EXAMPLES
TERUMI NARUSHIMA
Tritriadic scales, developed by John Chalmers, are 7-note scales generated from three harmonics (e.g. 4:5:6). Their formation is based on a chain of three triads: the pseudo "subdominant", "tonic" and "dominant".
To hear examples of tritriadic scales and their constituent triads select from below.
| 1:3:5 |
3:5:7 |
3:7:5 |
| 5:7:3 |
4:5:6 |
6:7:8 |
| 6:8:7 |
8:7:6 |
6:7:9 |
7:9:11 |
9:11:13 |
13:11:9 |
10:12:15 |
10:13:15 |
10:14:15 |
11:13:15 |
14:18:21 |
18:22:27 |
22:27:33 |
26:30:39 |
26:32:39 |
To compare the various scales used in TRITRIADIC CHIMES select from the examples below.
| 1:3:5 |
3:5:7 |
3:7:5 |
| 5:7:3 | 4:5:6 | 6:7:8 |
| 6:8:7 | 8:7:6 | 6:7:9 |
7:9:11 | 9:11:13 | 13:11:9 |
10:12:15 | 10:13:15 | 10:14:15 |
11:13:15 | 14:18:21 | 18:22:27 |
22:27:33 | 26:30:39 | 26:32:39 |