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chromatic

· January 15, 2016 ·

Adjective used to describe the presence of all twelve different tones (including sharps) in a Western music scale. A chromatic scale has all twelve notes in succession, without any omissions. A non-chromatic scale (often seen in band organs) is one in which one or more notes are omitted from the chromatic 12-note scale.

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