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	A '''heptatonic ~~scale~~'''~~, occasionally called a '''septatonic~~ scale~~'''~~ is a [[scale]] with 7 tones per [[~~period~~]].		{{Wikipedia\|Heptatonic scale}}
			A '''heptatonic''' scale is a [[scale]] with 7 tones per [[equave]].

	Heptatonic [[~~MOS~~ scale]]s may be found at: [[Heptatonic MOS]].		Heptatonic [[mos scale]]s may be found at [[Heptatonic MOS]]. Other heptatonic scales may be found at [[:Category: 7-tone scales]].

	Other heptatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:7-tone scales]].

	[[Equiheptatonic]] scales are scales with 7 ''roughly equally'' spaced tones per [[octave]], common in some musical traditions. The exactly equal form of the equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]].		[[Equiheptatonic]] scales are scales with 7 ''roughly equally'' spaced tones per [[octave]], common in some musical traditions. The exactly equal form of the equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]].
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	A '''heptatonic scale''', occasionally called a '''septatonic scale''' is a [[scale]] with 7 tones per [[~~equave~~]].		A '''heptatonic scale''', occasionally called a '''septatonic scale''' is a [[scale]] with 7 tones per [[period]].

	Heptatonic [[MOS scale]]s may be found at: [[Heptatonic MOS]].		Heptatonic [[MOS scale]]s may be found at: [[Heptatonic MOS]].

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	[[Equiheptatonic]] scales are scales with 7 ''roughly equally'' spaced tones per [[octave]], common in some musical traditions. The exactly equal form of the equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]].		[[Equiheptatonic]] scales are scales with 7 ''roughly equally'' spaced tones per [[octave]], common in some musical traditions. The exactly equal form of the equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]].

	7 equal frequency divisions instead of pitch gives the heptatonic [[overtone scale]] ~~named~~ [[7afdo]].		7 equal frequency divisions instead of pitch gives the heptatonic [[overtone scale]], the first mode of [[7afdo]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	[[Equiheptatonic]] scales are scales with 7 ''roughly equally'' spaced tones per [[octave]], common in some musical traditions. The exactly equal form of the equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]].		[[Equiheptatonic]] scales are scales with 7 ''roughly equally'' spaced tones per [[octave]], common in some musical traditions. The exactly equal form of the equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]].

			7 equal frequency divisions instead of pitch gives the heptatonic [[overtone scale]] named [[7afdo]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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 Other heptatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:7-tone scales]].
-“Equiheptatonic” scales are scales with 7 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]. They are usually not exactly equally spaced, but deviate from equal by small amounts, often to improve the tuning of [[3/1]] and [[5/1]].
+[[Equiheptatonic]] scales are scales with 7 ''roughly equally'' spaced tones per [[octave]], common in some musical traditions. The exactly equal form of the equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]].
 == See also ==

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	An exactly equal equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]], which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers.		An exactly equal equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]], which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers.

			== See also ==
			* [[Hexatonic]]
			* [[Octatonic]]

	[[Category:7-tone scales\| ]] <!-- main article -->		[[Category:7-tone scales\| ]] <!-- main article -->
	[[Category:Terms]]		[[Category:Terms]]

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	* Lower [[Zambezi]] music		* Lower [[Zambezi]] music
	** [[Nyungwe]] music		** [[Nyungwe]] music
			Note that just because a tradition has an equiheptatonic scale doesn’t mean it uses it exclusively. They often have other tunings too. Also, the term “scale” here is used loosely, because many, perhaps the majority, of musical traditions don’t use scales, but use something else like tetrachords, raag, etc. that scales can only loosely model.

	An exactly equal equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]], which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers.		An exactly equal equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]], which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers.

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	Other heptatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:7-tone scales]].		Other heptatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:7-tone scales]].

	“Equiheptatonic” scales are scales with 7 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]. They are usually not exactly equally spaced, but deviate from equal by small amounts.		“Equiheptatonic” scales are scales with 7 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]. They are usually not exactly equally spaced, but deviate from equal by small amounts, often to improve the tuning of [[3/1]] and [[5/1]].

	Musical traditions that make use of equiheptatonic scales include:		Musical traditions that make use of equiheptatonic scales include:

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	Other heptatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:7-tone scales]].		Other heptatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:7-tone scales]].

	“Equiheptatonic” scales are scales with 7 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]~~. These occur in many tunings around the world, including some [[African]] scales{{who}}~~. They are usually not exactly equally spaced, but deviate from equal by small amounts.		“Equiheptatonic” scales are scales with 7 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]. They are usually not exactly equally spaced, but deviate from equal by small amounts.

			Musical traditions that make use of equiheptatonic scales include:
			* Eastern [[Angolan]] music
			* [[Cambodian]] classical music
			* [[Ancient Greek]] auloi music
			* [[Laotian]] classical music
			* [[Thai]] classical music
			* [[Vietnamese]] classical music
			* Lower [[Zambezi]] music
			** [[Nyungwe]] music

	An exactly equal equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]], which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers.		An exactly equal equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]], which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers.