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  2. Chromatic scale - Wikipedia

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    The chromatic scale is a musical scale with twelve pitches, each a semitone, also known as a half-step, above or below its adjacent pitches.As a result, in 12-tone equal temperament (the most common tuning in Western music), the chromatic scale covers all 12 of the available pitches.

  3. Diatonic and chromatic - Wikipedia

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    The diatonic scale notes (above) and the non-scale chromatic notes (below) [13] Medieval theorists defined scales in terms of the Greek tetrachords. The gamut was the series of pitches from which all the Medieval "scales" (or modes , strictly) notionally derive, and it may be thought of as constructed in a certain way from diatonic tetrachords.

  4. List of musical scales and modes - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. The following is a list of ... Chromatic scale on C.

  5. Chromatic circle - Wikipedia

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    The chromatic circle is useful because it represents melodic distance, which is often correlated with physical distance on musical instruments. For instance, assuming 12-tone equal temperament, to move from any C on a keyboard to the nearest E, one must move up four semitones, corresponding to four clockwise steps on the chromatic circle.

  6. Chromaticism - Wikipedia

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    Chromatic fourth: lament bass bassline in Dm (D–C ♯ –C(♮)–B–B ♭ –A) The diatonic scale notes (above) and the non-scale chromatic notes (below) [1] Chromaticism is a compositional technique interspersing the primary diatonic pitches and chords with other pitches of the chromatic scale. In simple terms, within each octave ...

  7. Circle of fifths - Wikipedia

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    The circle of fifths drawn within the chromatic circle as a star dodecagram. [30] The circle of fifths, or fourths, may be mapped from the chromatic scale by multiplication, and vice versa. To map between the circle of fifths and the chromatic scale (in integer notation) multiply by 7 , and for the circle of fourths multiply by 5 (P5).

  8. 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).

  9. Tone cluster - Wikipedia

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    A tone cluster is a musical chord comprising at least three adjacent tones in a scale. Prototypical tone clusters are based on the chromatic scale and are separated by semitones. For instance, three adjacent piano keys (such as C, C ♯, and D) struck simultaneously produce a tone cluster.