Scales
Ordered sets of pitches that form the basis of melody and harmony.
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Bebop ScalescalesA jazz scale that adds one chromatic passing note to a standard seven-note scale…Blues ScalescalesA six-note scale derived from the minor pentatonic with an added flattened fifth…Chromatic ScalescalesA scale comprising all twelve semitones within an octaveHarmonic Minor ScalescalesA minor scale with a raised seventh degree, creating a distinctive augmented sec…Major ScalescalesA seven-note scale with the pattern tone–tone–semitone–tone–tone–tone–semitoneMelodic Minor ScalescalesA minor scale that raises both the sixth and seventh degrees when ascending, the…Minor ScalescalesA seven-note scale with a flattened third degree relative to the majorNatural Minor ScalescalesThe basic minor scale using only the notes of its key signature, without any rai…Octatonic ScalescalesAn eight-note scale built from alternating whole tones and semitones, widely use…Pentatonic ScalescalesA five-note scale found in musical traditions worldwideWhole-Tone ScalescalesA six-note scale built entirely from whole tones
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