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“Equihexatonic” scales are scales with 6 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]. Equihexatonic scales are rare in the world’s musical traditions, with one big exception: the whole tone scale of modern Western music. It is an equihexatonic scale, so equi-, in fact, that it is exactly [[6edo]]. | “Equihexatonic” scales are scales with 6 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]. Equihexatonic scales are rare in the world’s musical traditions, with one big exception: the whole tone scale of modern Western music. It is an equihexatonic scale, so equi-, in fact, that it is exactly [[6edo]]. | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Pentatonic]] | |||
* [[Heptatonic]] | |||
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Revision as of 03:28, 17 November 2024
A hexatonic scale is a scale with 6 tones per equave.
Hexatonic MOS scales may be found at: Hexatonic MOS.
Other hexatonic scales may be found at: Category:6-tone scales.
“Equihexatonic” scales are scales with 6 roughly equally spaced tones per octave. Equihexatonic scales are rare in the world’s musical traditions, with one big exception: the whole tone scale of modern Western music. It is an equihexatonic scale, so equi-, in fact, that it is exactly 6edo.