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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.
'''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.
In [[Ben Johnston's notation]], the scale is the basic uninflected diatonic scale.
In [[Ben Johnston's notation]], the scale is the basic uninflected diatonic scale.
It is a [[chiral scale]], meaning it comes in two variations, which are called right and left-handed.
It is a [[chiral scale]], meaning it comes in two variations, which are called right and left-handed. Both versions contain a [[40/27]] wolf fifth.


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 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]].