Definitions for chromatic scale
chro·mat·ic scale

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1. chromatic scalenoun

   a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave

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1. chromatic scalenoun

   A scale including all twelve semitones in an octave.

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1. Chromatic scale

   The chromatic scale (or twelve-tone scale) is a set of twelve pitches (more completely, pitch classes) used in tonal music, with notes separated by the interval of a semitone. Chromatic instruments, such as the piano, are made to produce the chromatic scale, while other instruments capable of continuously variable pitch, such as the trombone and violin, can also produce microtones, or notes between those available on a piano. Most music uses subsets of the chromatic scale such as diatonic scales. While the chromatic scale is fundamental in western music theory, it is seldom directly used in its entirety in musical compositions or improvisation.

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1. chromatic scale

   A chromatic scale is a musical scale with twelve pitches, each a half step apart. It includes all the white and black keys on a piano keyboard, with no gaps in between, creating a sequence of semitones. This scale can start at any note, and follows a uniform pattern ascending or descending. It is often used in Western music and is the basis for the 12-tone equal temperament system.

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1. Chromatic scale

   The chromatic scale is a musical scale with twelve pitches, each a semitone above or below another. On a modern piano or other equal-tempered instrument, all the semitones are the same size. In other words, the notes of an equal-tempered chromatic scale are equally spaced. An equal-tempered chromatic scale is a nondiatonic scale having no tonic because of the symmetry of its equally spaced notes. The most common conception of the chromatic scale before the 13th century was the Pythagorean chromatic scale. Due to a different tuning technique, the twelve semitones in this scale have two slightly different sizes. Thus, the scale is not perfectly symmetric. Many other tuning systems, developed in the ensuing centuries, share a similar asymmetry. Equally spaced pitches are provided only by equal temperament tuning systems, which are widely used in contemporary music. The term chromatic derives from the Greek word chroma, meaning color. Chromatic notes are traditionally understood as harmonically inessential embellishments, shadings, or inflections of diatonic notes.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chromatic scale in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chromatic scale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of chromatic scale in a Sentence

1. Peter Anderson:

   Randy Wolfe did not create the descending chromatic scale.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chromatic scale
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chromatic_Scale
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_Scale
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chromatic scale