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stretch whole/whole 3-----5-----7 8-----10----12 ring whole/half 5-----7--8 10----12--13 middle half/whole 0--1-----3 7--8-----10 stretch2 whole/whole2 1-----3-----5
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The 4-note whole/whole/half tetrachord is present twice in the major scale (C D E F, G A B C). This combines a whole/whole pattern ((C D E) and (G A B)) and a whole/half ((D E F) and (A B C)). The first tetrachord is connected to the second with a whole tone (F G). This gives us a half/whole pattern (E F G). If we reverse the order of tetrachords (G A B C, C D E F), they share the tonic note as an ending/starting point (C C). Since the tonic note to the 2nd note in the scale is also a whole tone, this gives us the same pattern of half/whole (B C D).
whole, half 10----12-13 5-----7--8
half, whole 12-13----15 7--8-----10
whole, whole2 13----15----17