Verse:Mwail/Kawenyen

Netagin classical music is based on 19 equal divisions of the octave (19edo). The tuning was realized by tuning a chain of 19 pure 6/5 minor thirds, which approximates the tuning to less than 3 cents of error. Though 19edo is a meantone tuning like 12edo and diatonic music is not uncommon in Netagin culture, liturgical and folk music is usually based on the nine-note MOS scale (called godzilla[9] in regular temperament theory) which is an extension of the pentatonic scale. Herebelow godzilla[9] interval sizes will be given in 24edo for convenience's sake.

A haňier (literally 'stepping') consists of a nine-note scale plus which subsets to emphasize, either a set of two buri (pentachords or hexachords) or a pezum, a pentatonic subset where 1\24 is not used as a step. Different styles encourage different subset use.

Buris

In theory, the six possible buris that build up a scale are:

1. 0-200-400-450-500
2. 0-200-250-450-500
3. 0-200-250-300-500
4. 0-50-250-450-500
5. 0-50-250-300-500
6. 0-50-100-300-500 (rare)

In practice, usually only the first five are used. The two buris may be disjunct (separated by a major second), or conjunct (either spanning a minor seventh above the root or the major second above the root).

The top note of a buri functions similarly to the ghammāz in Arabic ajnās.

A style that emphasizes buris is preferred for dark, mournful or creepy music (to emphasizing pezums).

Pezums

Pezums are said to sound brighter.

Common pezums are:

• 0-250-500-700-950-1200 ("the most neutral-sounding")
• 0-200-400-700-900-1200 ("mellow and joyful")
• 0-200-400-700-950-1200 ("majestic")
• 0-250-450-700-950-1200 ("slightly sad")
  • variant: 0-200-450-700-950-1200
• 0-250-500-750-950-1200 ("in pain")
• 0-300-500-700-1000-1200
• 0-300-500-700-950-1150
• 0-250-550-800-1000-1200 ("disoriented")

Rarer pezums: