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'''Ptolemy's intense diatonic''' scale (also known as '''Zarlino''', or simply the '''just diatonic scale''') is a [[heptatonic]] [[5-limit]] [[JI]] [[scale]] with the [[nicetone]] step pattern. It is also the basis of [[Ben Johnston's notation]].
'''Ptolemy's intense diatonic''' scale (also known as '''Zarlino''', or simply the '''just diatonic scale''') is a [[heptatonic]] [[5-limit]] [[JI]] [[scale]] with the [[nicetone]] step pattern. It is also the basis of [[Ben Johnston's notation]].


It can be constructed as a [[Fokker block]] in multiple ways, making it a [[wakalix]]. Another derivation is through a [[tetrachord]] consisting of [[9/8]], [[10/9]] and [[16/15]].
It can be constructed as a [[Fokker block]] in multiple ways, making it a [[wakalix]]. Another derivation is through a [[tetrachord]] consisting of [[16/15]], [[9/8]] and [[10/9]].


It can also be derived from tuning the tonic, dominant and subdominant chords as 5-limit just major chords ([[4:5:6]]): {{dash|FAC, CEG, GBD}}.
It can also be derived from tuning the tonic, dominant and subdominant chords as 5-limit just major chords ([[4:5:6]]): {{dash|FAC, CEG, GBD}}.