Shi Er Lü
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Shi Er Lü (Chinese: 十二律, Pinyin: shí èr lǜ), literally translated as 12 pitches, sometimes named as Chinese chromatic scale [1].It is one kind of Chromatic scale used in ancient Music of China. The Chinese scaling is using the same calculations as Pythagoras did, based on 2:3 ratios (8:9, 16:27, 64:81, etc.).
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- 黄钟 (Huáng Zhōng)
- 大吕 (Dà Lǚ)
- 太簇 (Tài Cù)
- 夹钟 (Jiá Zhōng)
- 姑洗 (Gū Xiǎn)
- 中吕 (Zhòng Lǚ)
- 蕤宾 (Ruí Bīn)
- 林钟 (Lín Zhōng)
- 夷则 (Yí Zé)
- 南吕 (Nán Lǚ)
- 无射 (Wú Yì)
- 应钟 (Yìng Zhōng)
12 total, for one octave.
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