Reverse Six

Japanese: 逆六 - ぎゃくろく

〘 noun 〙 A term used in the creation of Japanese musical scales. Going down six steps in the opposite direction. It is the opposite of going up eight steps in order, which is called " junpachi" . Going up eight steps in order from Miya produces the tone Chi , and going down six steps from the tone Chi produces the tone Shang. By repeating this process and arranging the notes in order of pitch, the five notes Miya, Shang, Kaku, Shang, and Hane are produced. [Warambegusa (1660)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙日本の音階の作り方に関する用語。逆に六段下がること。順に八段上がることを「順八(じゅんぱち)」というのに対する。宮から順に八段上がると徴(ち)が生じ、徴から逆に六段下がって商の音が生じる。これを繰り返して高さの順に整理すると、宮、商、角、徴、羽の五音が生じる。〔わらんべ草（1660）〕

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