Diatonic scale
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In music theory, a diatonic scale is a heptatonic scale that includes five whole steps (whole tones) and two half steps (semitones) in each octave, in which the two half steps are separated from each other by either two or three whole steps, depending on their position in the scale. This pattern ensures that, in a diatonic scale spanning more than one octave, all the half steps are maximally separated from each other (i.e. separated by at least two whole steps).
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See also
- Circle of fifths text table
- Piano key frequencies
- History of music
- Prehistoric music
- Musical acoustics
- Diatonic and chromatic
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