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In [[music]], a '''pentatonic scale''' is a [[scale]] containing five [[note (music)| notes]]. The [[Interval (music)|intervals]] between the notes are not universal; many different pentatonic scales exist in different [[culture]]s and [[Musical Styles|musical styles]]. The most common pentatonic scales in Western music are the major pentatonic scale (comprised of the first, second, third, fifth and sixth degrees of a major scale) and the minor pentatonic (root, minor third, fourth, fifth and minor seventh degrees of a major scale)
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In [[music]], a '''Pentatonic scale''' is a [[scale]] containing 5 [[note (music)|notes]]. The [[Interval (music)|intervals]] between the notes are not universal; many different pentatonic scales exist in different [[culture]]s and [[Musical Styles|musical styles]].
  
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Latest revision as of 15:30, July 28, 2016

In music, a Pentatonic scale is a scale containing 5 notes. The intervals between the notes are not universal; many different pentatonic scales exist in different cultures and musical styles.