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Scale (music)

C major scale. The eighth note is an octave higher than the first one. The interval (difference in pitch) between the third and fourth notes is smaller. So is the interval between the seventh and eighth notes.
The same scale (C major) on a piano keyboard. There is half a step (or a semitone) between two keys next to each other. The most common major scales use half steps between the third and fourth note and between the seventh and eighth notes. audio speaker iconC major scale (help·info)

In music, a scale is a set of notes in order of their pitch (that is, their frequency).[1] If the scale starts with the note which has the lowest pitch and goes up to the note with the highest pitch, the scale is called ascending.[2] If the scale starts with the note which has the highest pitch and goes down to the note with the lowest pitch, the scale is called descending.[3] Scales are often the same both ascending and descending, but this is not always true. Very often, a scale is defined over an interval (such as an octave). The most common scales use intervals of five, six or seven different notes.

  1. ↑ "scale - GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English". gcide.gnu.org.ua. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  2. ↑ "Ascending scale definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Descending definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2019-05-26.

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