major diatonic scale

major diatonic scale
major diatonic scale major diatonic scale n. (Mus.), The natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth notes, and whole tones between the other notes; the scale of the major mode, of which the third is major; also called {major scale}. See {Scale}, and {Diatonic}. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

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  • diatonic scale — noun a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones • Hypernyms: ↑scale, ↑musical scale • Hyponyms: ↑mode, ↑musical mode * * * diatonic scale, a standard major or minor scale of eight musical tones in the octave,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • major scale — major diatonic scale major diatonic scale n. (Mus.), The natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth notes, and whole tones between the other notes; the scale of the major mode, of which the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Major scale — Major scales In music theory, the major scale or Ionian scale is one of the diatonic scales. It is made up of seven distinct notes, plus an eighth which duplicates the first an octave higher. In solfege these notes correspond to the syllables Do …   Wikipedia

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