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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 in the world. | ||
* The familiar major and minor pentatonic scales are modes of the [[2L 3s]] [[MOS]] scale. | |||
* Pentatonic MOS scales may be found at: [[Pentatonic MOS]]. | |||
* Other pentatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:5-tone scales]]. | |||
* [[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 a pentatonic [[overtone scale]], the first mode of [[5afdo]]. | |||
Pentatonic scales may sometimes be used as chords rather than scales, in which case they are called [[pentad]]s. | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Hexatonic]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 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.
- 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 a pentatonic overtone scale, the first mode of 5afdo.
Pentatonic scales may sometimes be used as chords rather than scales, in which case they are called pentads.