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The whole-tone scale could be the opposite. Instead of ascending with half-steps, it ascends with whole-steps, resulting in a 7 note scale (counting both octaves).

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C D E F# G# A# B# (C)

A B C# D# E# (F) G A

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What is the chromatic scale?

A chromatic scale is the scale using all the notes.


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