Arabic scale

noun

double harmonic scale, a scale with two augmented seconds

“{c'd'e'f'ges'aes'bes'c}”

Meanings

nounArabic scale (plural Arabic scales)

plural Arabic scales

  1. entertainmentdouble harmonic scale, a scale with two augmented seconds

    {\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"clarinet"c'des'e'f'g'aes'b'c2}

  2. entertainmentquarter tone scale, or 24 tone equal temperament

    \relative c'{c8 cih cis cisih d dih dis disih e eih f fih fis fisih g gih gis gisih a aih ais aisih b bih \bar "|" c2}

  3. entertainment17 equal temperament, a tuning dividing the octave into 17 equal steps

    \relative c'{c8 cih cis d dih dis e f fih fis g gih gis a aih ais b c2}

  4. entertainmentmajor Locrian scale, a scale similar to Locrian

    {c'd'e'f'ges'aes'bes'c}

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