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A '''pentatonic scale''' is a [[scale]] with 5 tones per [[ | A '''pentatonic scale''' is a [[scale]] with 5 tones per [[period]]. It is one of the most commonly used types of scale [[Approaches to Musical Tuning|in the world]]. | ||
Pentatonic [[MOS scale]]s may be found at: [[Pentatonic MOS]]. | Pentatonic [[MOS scale]]s may be found at: [[Pentatonic MOS]]. | ||
Revision as of 20:11, 12 April 2025
A pentatonic scale is a scale with 5 tones per period. It is one of the most commonly used types of scale in the world.
Pentatonic MOS scales may be found at: Pentatonic MOS.
Other pentatonic scales may be found at: Category:5-tone scales.
Pentatonic scales may sometimes be used as chords rather than scales, in which case they are called pentads.
Equipentatonic scales are scales with 5 roughly equally spaced tones per octave, common in some musical traditions. The exactly equal form of the equipentatonic scale is 5edo.
5 equal frequency divisions instead of pitch gives the pentatonic overtone scale, the first mode of 5afdo.