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A chromatic scale is a scale where each note of it is separated by a semiton - that is - it includes all the notes that exist.
C1, C1#, D1, D1#, E1, F1, F1# ... B1, C2, C2#, D2... etc
For instance, in a keyboard that would mean you'd play all the white and black keys sucessively.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe chromatic scale consists of 12 notes each a half step apart. It is from the chromatic scale that every other scale or chord in most Western music is derived. On the piano/keyboard when you play all the black and white keys of an octave in an ascending or descending order you are playing a chromatic scale.
We will take the C chromatic scale as an example:
C Chromatic Scale as you go up: C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C
C Chromatic Scale as you go down: C B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C
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∙ 12y agoWestern tradition has divided an octave (the difference between the pitch of one note and the pitch of another with double the frequency), into twelve equal intervals called semitones. An interval of two semitones is a tone. Most western music is based on a series of tones and semitones producing a diatonic scalesuch as the major scale of tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone. A piece of music which limits itself to the notes thus produced is called diatonic.
A scale using all of the semitones in the octave is called a chromatic scale and music which tends to use all of the notes thus produced with equal value is called chromatic.The quality of using chromatic elements in music is called chromaticism.
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∙ 11y agoA scale in which every consecutive note is played, including every half-step (sharps, flats, etc.).
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Which musical scale is made up entirely of half steps?
That's a chromatic scale.
What musical technique uses all of the notes on the chromatic scale?
12 tone equal temperament
What does diatonic mean?
In musical terms, it makes reference to using only the 7 tones of the standard scale ... thus: C, D, E, F, G, A and B (in a C major scale) The chromatic notes (sharps/flats) are not used.
What are the different chromatics to natural singing?
Based on an octave of 12 semitones, as opposed to a seven-note DIATONIC scale. A chromatic scale consists of an ascending or descending line of semitones. An instrument is said to be chromatic if throughout all or most of its compass it can produce all the semitones. Chromatic, a word ultimately derived from the Greek noun which means "complexion" or "color", and then from the Greek adjective χρωματικός (khrōmatikós; "colored"), may refer to: In music: Chromatic scale, the western-tempered twelve-tone scale. Chromatic chord, chords built from tones chromatically altered from the native scale of the musical composition. Chromaticism, the use of chromatic scales, chords, and modulations. Total chromatic, the use of all twelve pitches of the chromatic scale in tonal music. Chromatic genus, a genus of divisions of the tetrachord characterized by an upper interval of a minor third.Diatonic and chromatic, as a property of several structures, genres, and other features in music, often contrasted with diatonic. http://www.answers.com/chromatic?cat=health
Can a chromatic scale have sharps and flats?
A chromatic scale will, by definition, have sharps and/or flats.
Which musical scale is made up entirely of half steps?
That's a chromatic scale.
What is meant by the Circle of Fifths?
The Circle of Fifths shows the relationship between the twelve tonnes of the chromatic scale. The chromatic scale is related to musical instruments.
How many steps in a chromatic scale?
A chromatic scale, which is a musical scale that divides an octave into semitones, consists of 12 half-steps. For example: a chromatic scale starting on C will have the following series of notes: c - c# - d - d# - e - f - f# - g - g# - a - a# - b - c
What musical technique uses all of the notes on the chromatic scale?
12 tone equal temperament
What is the chromatic scale?
A chromatic scale is the scale using all the notes.
What is the only musical scale with 13 half steps?
A Chromatic scale starting from any of the 12 notes, in full, will have 13 half steps.
What does diatonic mean?
In musical terms, it makes reference to using only the 7 tones of the standard scale ... thus: C, D, E, F, G, A and B (in a C major scale) The chromatic notes (sharps/flats) are not used.
What are the different chromatics to natural singing?
Based on an octave of 12 semitones, as opposed to a seven-note DIATONIC scale. A chromatic scale consists of an ascending or descending line of semitones. An instrument is said to be chromatic if throughout all or most of its compass it can produce all the semitones. Chromatic, a word ultimately derived from the Greek noun which means "complexion" or "color", and then from the Greek adjective χρωματικός (khrōmatikós; "colored"), may refer to: In music: Chromatic scale, the western-tempered twelve-tone scale. Chromatic chord, chords built from tones chromatically altered from the native scale of the musical composition. Chromaticism, the use of chromatic scales, chords, and modulations. Total chromatic, the use of all twelve pitches of the chromatic scale in tonal music. Chromatic genus, a genus of divisions of the tetrachord characterized by an upper interval of a minor third.Diatonic and chromatic, as a property of several structures, genres, and other features in music, often contrasted with diatonic. http://www.answers.com/chromatic?cat=health
How many pitches does the chromatic scale have?
The chromatic scale has twelve different pitches on it. These pitches range from A to G sharp (G#) or A flat (Ab). All semitones in the chromatic scale are the same size.
Can a chromatic scale have sharps and flats?
A chromatic scale will, by definition, have sharps and/or flats.
Which scale is made of half steps?
chromatic scale
What is a scale in musical terms?
A chromatic scale is a scale where each note of it is separated by a semiton - that is - it includes all the notes that exist. C1, C1#, D1, D1#, E1, F1, F1# ... B1, C2, C2#, D2... etc For instance, in a keyboard that would mean you'd play all the white and black keys sucessively.
