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

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

Heptatonic [[MOS scale]]s may be found at: [[Heptatonic MOS]].

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Other heptatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:7-tone scales]].

~~“Equiheptatonic”~~ scales are scales with 7 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]. ~~These occur in many tunings around~~ the ~~world, including some~~ [[~~African~~]] ~~scales{{who}}. They are usually not exactly equally spaced, but deviate from equal by small amounts~~.

[[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]].

~~An exactly~~ equal ~~equiheptatonic~~ scale is [[~~7edo~~]]~~, which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers~~.

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

== See also ==

* [[Hexatonic]]

* [[Octatonic]]

[[Category:7-tone scales| ]]

[[Category:Terms]]

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-A '''heptatonic scale''', occasionally called a '''septatonic scale''' is a [[scale]] with 7 tones per [[equave]].
+A '''heptatonic scale''', occasionally called a '''septatonic scale''' is a [[scale]] with 7 tones per [[period]].
 Heptatonic [[MOS scale]]s may be found at: [[Heptatonic MOS]].
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 Other heptatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:7-tone scales]].
-“Equiheptatonic” scales are scales with 7 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]. These occur in many tunings around the world, including some [[African]] scales{{who}}. They are usually not exactly equally spaced, but deviate from equal by small amounts.
+[[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]].
-An exactly equal equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]], which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers.
+equal frequency divisions instead of pitch gives the heptatonic [[overtone scale]], the first mode of [[7afdo]].
+== See also ==
+* [[Hexatonic]]
+* [[Octatonic]]
 [[Category:7-tone scales| ]] <!-- main article -->
 [[Category:Terms]]