Tonnetz (harmony graphics)

[MarkPeters]

I have a longish post on my learning log that describes what I’ve been trying to do with the Tonnetz, or a variation of it intended for 3D rendering, over the last few days.

Mark's Log of Learning

For background to this post, check out this thread: I do like a good diagram! The Tonnetz fits that description, but just how good is it? That’s what I wanted to work out, and that’s why my posts on that thread were preoccupied with 13th chords. I was trying to find the limits of the Tonnetz. I think the 13th is the limit (the 15th degree is simply a return to the tonic), so any system that works for chords up to the 13th is good enough for me. Why I’m fine with limits is that there cannot b…