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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]].

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 scale~~]]~~s may be found at:~~ [[~~Pentatonic~~ MOS]].

* The familiar major and minor pentatonic scales are modes of the [[2L 3s]] [[MOS]] scale.

~~Other pentatonic~~ scales may be found at: [[~~:Category:5-tone scales~~]].

* Pentatonic MOS scales may be found at: [[Pentatonic MOS]].

~~Pentatonic~~ scales may ~~sometimes~~ be ~~used as chords rather than~~ scales, in ~~which case they are called~~ [[~~pentad~~]]s.

* 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]].

~~[[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]].

~~5 equal frequency divisions instead of pitch gives the 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 ==

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-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]].
+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 scale]]s may be found at: [[Pentatonic MOS]].
+* The familiar major and minor pentatonic scales are modes of the [[2L 3s]] [[MOS]] scale.
-Other pentatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:5-tone scales]].
+* Pentatonic MOS scales may be found at: [[Pentatonic MOS]].
-Pentatonic scales may sometimes be used as chords rather than scales, in which case they are called [[pentad]]s.
+* 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]].
-[[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]].
-equal frequency divisions instead of pitch gives the 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 ==