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Among the most well-known forms of this scale are the diatonic scale of [[12edo]], the Pythagorean diatonic scale, and scales produced by meantone systems. | Among the most well-known forms of this scale are the diatonic scale of [[12edo]], the Pythagorean diatonic scale, and scales produced by meantone systems. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
[[TAMNAMS]] suggests the temperament-agnostic name '''diatonic''' for this scale, which commonly refers to a scale with 5 whole steps and 2 | [[TAMNAMS]] suggests the temperament-agnostic name '''diatonic''' for this scale, which commonly refers to a scale with 5 whole steps and 2 half steps. Under TAMNAMS and for all scale pattern pages on the wiki, '''the term ''diatonic'' exclusively refers to 5L 2s'''. | ||
The term ''diatonic'' may also refer to scales produced using [[Tetrachord|tetrachords]] | The term ''diatonic'' may also refer to scales that have more than one size of whole step, such as those produced using [[Tetrachord|tetrachords]] or [[just intonation]]. Such diatonic-like scales, such as [[Zarlino]], [[blackdye]] and [[diasem]], are called ''[[Detempering|detempered]] diatonic scales'' (for an RTT-based philosophy) or ''deregularized diatonic scales'' (for an RTT-agnostic philosophy). The terms ''diatonic-like'' or ''diatonic-based'' may also be used to refer such scales, depending on what's contextually the most appropriate. | ||
==Notation== | ==Notation== | ||
===Intervals=== | ===Intervals=== | ||
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=== Note names=== | === Note names=== | ||
Note names are identical to that of standard notation. Thus, the basic | Note names are identical to that of standard notation. Thus, the basic gamut for 5L 2s is the following: | ||
{{MOS gamut}} | {{MOS gamut}} | ||
==Theory== | ==Theory== | ||
===Introduction to step sizes===<!-- The 5L 2s page already had an introduction to step sizes, but this may be worth moving to its own page. --> | ===Introduction to step sizes===<!-- The 5L 2s page already had an introduction to step sizes, but this may be worth moving to its own (or already-existing) page. --> | ||
:''Main article: [[Scale tree]] and [[TAMNAMS#Step ratio spectrum]]'' | :''Main article: [[Scale tree]] and [[TAMNAMS#Step ratio spectrum]]'' | ||
The familiar pattern of 5 whole steps and 2 half steps, commonly written as WWHWWWH for the major scale, has step sizes of 2 (whole step) and 1 (half step), producing [[12edo]]. This can be generalized into the form LLsLLLs, with whole-number sizes for the large steps and small steps, denoted as "L" and "s" respectively. | The familiar pattern of 5 whole steps and 2 half steps, commonly written as WWHWWWH for the major scale, has step sizes of 2 (whole step) and 1 (half step), producing [[12edo]]. This can be generalized into the form LLsLLLs, with whole-number sizes for the large steps and small steps, denoted as "L" and "s" respectively. | ||
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*[[Diatonic functional harmony]] | *[[Diatonic functional harmony]] | ||
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