# Koto vocal melodic patterns p1=s1 # position 1 = scale degree 1 p2=s2 # position 2 = scale degree 2 p3=s4 # position 3 = scale degree 4 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=1 # scale degree 2 is 1 half-step above the tonic (s1) s4=5 # scale degree 4 is 5 half-steps above the tonic (s1) s5=7 # scale degree 5 is 7 half-steps above the tonic (s1) s6=8 # scale degree 6 is 8 half-steps above the tonic (s1) s1:0 -4 -1 -2 s1:1 -2 -3 -2 s1:2 -2 -5 2 s1:3a -4 4 -2 s1:3b -4 4 -4 s1:4 -2 3 -1 s1:5 1 -1 -4 s1:6 1 -1 -2 s1:7 1 4 -4 s2:0a -1 -2 -3 s2:0b -1 -4 -1 s2:1 -1 -4 4 s2:2 -1 -2 2 s2:3 -1 1 -1 s2:4 4 2 -2 s2:5 4 -4 -1 s2:6 4 3 -1 s2:7 4 2 -2 s4:0a -4 -1 -2 s4:0b -2 -3 -2 s4:1a -4 4 2 s4:1b -4 4 3 s4:2 -4 -1 1 s4:3 -2 2 -2 s4:4 -4 4 -4 s4:5 2 -2 -4 s4:6 3 -1 -2 s4:7 2 1 -1 s5:0 -2 -4 -1 s5:1 -2 -4 4 s5:2 -4 4 -2 s5:3 -2 2 -2 s5:4 -2 3 -1 s5:5 1 -1 -2 s5:6 -2 3 -1 s5:7 1 4 -4 s6:0 -1 -2 -4 s6:1 -1 -2 2 s6:2 -1 -2 2 s6:3 -1 1 -1 s6:4 -1 -2 3 s6:5 4 -4 -1 s6:6 4 -2 -3 s6:7 4 1 -1