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6 equal frequency divisions instead of pitch gives the hexatonic [[overtone scale]], the first mode of [[6afdo]]. | 6 equal frequency divisions instead of pitch gives the hexatonic [[overtone scale]], the first mode of [[6afdo]]. | ||
Although equihexatonic scales may be rare, unequal hexatonic scales occur fairly commonly in the world’s musical traditions, especially in the folk music of some parts of Europe. | |||
Folk music of Scotland and Ireland often uses a 6-tone scale which can be arrived at by stacking perfect fifths with an octave period, which depending on the mode used may be called the “Scottish hexatonic” scale, the “hexatonic minor” scale or other names. Historically, the tuning varied, though today it is usually (but not always) tuned to [[12edo]]. | |||
The folk music of some parts of [[Croatia]] often uses a 6-tone [[just intonation]] scale called the [[Istrian scale]]. It uses an unequal tuning, best approximated as a 6-tone subset of [[7ifdo]] ([[subharmonic]]s 7 to 14). | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||