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


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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* [[Octatonic]]
* [[Octatonic]]


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