0
The pentatonic scale has five notes. It is widely used in oriental music. The notes starting from C are C D E G A.
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is an anhemitonic pentatonic scale?
An anhemitonic pentatonic scale is a pentatonic scale which contains no semitonal steps.
What is diatonic scale and pentatonic?
a scale that is diatonic and pentatonic
Does the pentatonic scale have 7 pitches per octave in its musical scale?
Yes, it does! No, a pentatonic scale has five notes.
What is the pentatonic scale used by the Japanese and Chinese?
Mode 4 of the major pentatonic scale is a Japanese scale. They call it "yo".
How many notes made up the pentatonic scale?
A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave.
What the difference between an whole tone scale and a pentatonic scale?
One difference between a whole tone scale and a pentatonic scale is that a whole tone scale has 6 notes per octave while a pentatonic scale has 5 notes per octave. Another major difference is that a whole tone scale has all adjacent notes a whole step apart, while a pentatonic scale does not consist entirely of whole steps, and since a pentatonic scale is only defined as a scale with 5 notes per octave, there are many pentatonic scales that are possible.
How is the pentatonic scale formed?
The pentatonic scale is formed by the 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 degrees from a major scale. For example, a C pentatonic has the notes C, D, E, G and A.
The oldest playable instruments discovered in china were tuned to the?
Pentatonic scale
How old is the Chinese pentatonic scale?
The Chinese pentatonic scale I believe is roughly three or four thousand years old.
What is a pentatonical scale?
A Pentatonic scale is a scale with five beatsCretth 2010
What scale has 5 notes and is used in scottish music?
The pentatonic scale, which is also used in Asian music, the black keys on a piano form a pentatonic scale.
How many notes are in A minor pentatonic scale?
Any pentatonic scale contains 5 notes. "Penta" is a prefix meaning 5.
