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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 ==

Revision as of 04:25, 17 November 2024

A heptatonic scale, occasionally called a septatonic scale is a scale with 7 tones per equave.

Heptatonic MOS scales may be found at: Heptatonic MOS.

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.

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

See also