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  2. 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 ⓘ. An equal temperament is a musical temperament or tuning system that approximates just intervals by dividing an octave (or other interval) into steps such that the ratio of the frequencies of any adjacent pair of notes is the same.

  3. 53 equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    In music, 53 equal temperament, called 53 TET, 53 EDO, or 53 ET, is the tempered scale derived by dividing the octave into 53 equal steps (equal frequency ratios) (Play ⓘ). Each step represents a frequency ratio of 2 1 ∕ 53 , or 22.6415 cents ( Play ⓘ ), an interval sometimes called the Holdrian comma .

  4. List of musical scales and modes - Wikipedia

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    (0,5/2,3,4,5,7) 6 — — — Whole tone scale: Whole tone scale on C. Play ...

  5. Pentatonic scale - Wikipedia

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    The major pentatonic scale may be thought of as a gapped or incomplete major scale, using scale tones 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of the major scale. [1] One construction takes five consecutive pitches from the circle of fifths ; [ 8 ] starting on C, these are C, G, D, A, and E. Rearranging the pitches to fit into one octave creates the major pentatonic ...

  6. 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).

  7. Heptatonic scale - Wikipedia

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    Chromatic circle diagrams of the four common ancohemitonic heptatonic scales. A heptatonic scale is a musical scale that has seven pitches, or tones, per octave. Examples include: the diatonic scale; including the major scale and its modes (notably the natural minor scale, or Aeolian mode)

  8. Slendro - Wikipedia

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    The five pitches of the Javanese version are roughly equally spaced within the octave. As in pelog , although the intervals vary from one gamelan to the next, the intervals between notes in a scale are very close to identical for different instruments within the same gamelan .

  9. Symmetric scale - Wikipedia

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    Examples include the Neapolitan Major scale (fourth mode of the Major Locrian scale), the Javanese slendro, [4] the chromatic scale, whole-tone scale, Dorian scale, the Aeolian Dominant scale (fifth mode of the melodic minor), and the double harmonic scale. Pitch constellations of five symmetric scales.