# Chinese melodic patterns p1=s1 # position 1 = scale degree 1 p2=s2 # position 2 = scale degree 2 p3=s3 # position 3 = scale degree 3 p4=s5 # position 4 = scale degree 5 p5=s6 # position 5 = scale degree 6 s1=2 # scale degree 1 is 2 half-steps above C (i.e.: tonic is on D) s2=2 # scale degree 2 is 2 half-step above the tonic (s1) s3=4 # scale degree 3 is 4 half-steps above the tonic (s1) s5=7 # scale degree 5 is 7 half-steps above the tonic (s1) s6=9 # scale degree 6 is 9 half-steps above the tonic (s1) s1:0 -3 -2 -3 s1:1a -3 -2 2 s1:1b -3 -2 5 s1:2 -3 3 -3 s1:3 -3 3 2 s1:4 2 -2 -3 s1:5 2 -2 2 s1:6 2 2 -2 s1:7 2 2 3 s2:0 -2 -3 -2 s2:1a -2 -3 3 s2:1b -2 -3 5 s2:2 -2 2 -2 s2:3 -2 2 2 s2:4a 2 -2 -2 s2:4b 5 -3 -2 s2:5a 2 -2 2 s2:5b 2 -4 2 s2:6a 2 3 -3 s2:6b 2 3 -5 s2:7 2 3 2 s3:0 -2 -2 -3 s3:1 -2 -2 2 s3:2 -2 2 -2 s3:3 -2 2 3 s3:4 3 -3 -2 s3:5a 3 -3 3 s3:5b 3 -5 2 s3:6 3 2 -2 s3:7 3 2 3 s5:0 -3 -2 -2 s5:1a -3 -2 2 s5:1b -3 -2 5 s5:2 -3 3 -3 s5:3 -3 3 2 s5:4a 2 -2 -3 s5:4b 5 -3 -2 s5:5 2 -2 2 s5:6 2 3 -5 s5:7 2 3 2 s6:0 -2 -3 -2 s6:1a -2 -3 3 s6:1b -2 -3 5 s6:2 -2 2 -2 s6:3 -2 2 3 s6:4 3 -3 -2 s6:5a 3 -3 3 s6:5b 3 -5 2 s6:6 3 2 -2 s6:7 3 2 2