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2. Scale (music) - Wikipedia

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   Scale (music) The C major scale, ascending and descending. In music theory, a scale is "any consecutive series of notes that form a progression between one note and its octave ", typically by order of pitch or fundamental frequency. [1][2] The word "scale" originates from the Latin scala, which literally means "ladder".

3. List of musical scales and modes - Wikipedia

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   List of musical scales and modes Name Image Sound Degrees Intervals Integer notation # of pitch classes Lower tetrachord Upper tetrachord Use of key signature usual or unusual 15 equal temperament: 15-tet scale on C. Play ⓘ — — — 15 — — — 16 equal temperament: 16-tet scale on C. Play ⓘ — — — 16 — — 17 equal temperament ...

4. Minor scale - Wikipedia

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   A natural minor scale (or Aeolian mode) is a diatonic scale that is built by starting on the sixth degree of its relative major scale. For instance, the A natural minor scale can be built by starting on the 6th degree of the C major scale: Because of this, the key of A minor is called the relative minor of C major.

5. Major scale - Wikipedia

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   The major scale (or Ionian mode) is one of the most commonly used musical scales, especially in Western music. It is one of the diatonic scales. Like many musical scales, it is made up of seven notes: the eighth duplicates the first at double its frequency so that it is called a higher octave of the same note (from Latin "octavus", the eighth).

6. Chromatic scale - Wikipedia

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   Chromatic scale: every key of one octave on the piano keyboard. The chromatic scale (or twelve-tone scale) is a set of twelve pitches (more completely, pitch classes) used in tonal music, with notes separated by the interval of a semitone. Chromatic instruments, such as the piano, are made to produce the chromatic scale, while other instruments ...

7. C minor - Wikipedia

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   C minor is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E ... Symphony for Solo Piano, 1st movement: Allegro; Trois grandes études, Op. 76, No. 3 ...