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Pentatonic Scale

A five-note scale found in musical traditions worldwide

Category
scales
Pronunciation
pen-tah-TON-ik SKAIL
Origin

Greek

Length
89 words · 1 min read

About Pentatonic Scale

The pentatonic scale contains five notes per octave, most commonly the major pentatonic (degrees 1, 2, 3, 5, 6). Its lack of semitones gives it an open, consonant sound.

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