Diatonic scale
Diatonic scale noun - A scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones.
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Major scale and diatonic scale are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Major scale" with "Diatonic scale", this phrases are similar.
Major scale
Major scale noun - A diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th.
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Synonyms for Major scale
Diatonic scale and major scale are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Diatonic scale" with "Major scale", this phrases are similar.
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Major scale and Diatonic scale. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diatonic_scale/major_scale
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