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  2. 12 equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    12-tone equal temperament chromatic scale on C, one full octave ascending, notated only with sharps. Play ascending and descending ⓘ. 12 equal temperament (12-ET) [a] is the musical system that divides the octave into 12 parts, all of which are equally tempered (equally spaced) on a logarithmic scale, with a ratio equal to the 12th root of 2 (≈ 1.05946).

  3. List of musical scales and modes - Wikipedia

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    Degrees are relative to the major scale. List of musical scales and modes ... (0,2,3,6,7,9,11,12,14,15,17) ... A free Android app with scales & building chords for ...

  4. Chromatic scale - Wikipedia

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    The tones of the chromatic scale (unlike those of the major or minor scale) are all the same distance apart, one half step. The word chromatic comes from the Greek chroma, color; and the traditional function of the chromatic scale is to color or embellish the tones of the major and minor scales. It does not define a key, but it gives a sense of ...

  5. Music written in all major or minor keys - Wikipedia

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    piano 1847 [aj] Major keys ascending chromatically from C alternate with minor keys ascending chromatically from f. There is a final 25th Prayer in C major. [57] [58] Peregrin Feigerl (1803–1877) [59] 24 Etudes or Caprices 2 violins 1847 C5 [n] [60] Charles-Valentin Alkan: 12 Études in all the major keys, Op. 35 piano 1848 [ak]

  6. Stradella bass system - Wikipedia

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    96-button Stradella bass layout on an accordion. C is in the middle of the root note row. The Stradella Bass System (sometimes called [1] standard bass) is a buttonboard layout equipped on the bass side of many accordions, which uses columns of buttons arranged in a circle of fifths; this places the principal major chords of a key (I, IV and V) in three adjacent columns.

  7. List of pieces that use the whole-tone scale - Wikipedia

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    An die Jugend for piano, the right hand part of the "Preludietto, Fughetta ed Esercizio" is based on the whole tone scale. [10] Frédéric Chopin. Prelude No. 19, mm. 43–44, in the bass, "while the melody moves down chromatically" [11] Alexander Dargomyzhsky. The Stone Guest, passage from act 3 [12] Peter Maxwell Davies

  8. Whole-tone scale - Wikipedia

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    The two whole-tone scales as a symmetrical partitioning of the chromatic scale; [1] if C=0 then the top stave has even (02468t) and the bottom has odd (13579e) pitches. In music, a whole-tone scale is a scale in which each note is separated from its neighbors by the interval of a whole tone.

  9. Bebop scale - Wikipedia

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    The bebop major scale is derived from the Ionian mode (major scale) and has a chromatic passing note added (a ♯ 5) between the 5th and 6th degrees of the major scale. Adding the ♯ 5 note to the seven-note major scale allows the chord tones 1, 3, 5 and 6 (a major 6th chord ) to land on on-beats when the scale is played sequentially.