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chromatic scale

musical scale with twelve pitches from one octave to the next, each a semitone above or below another.
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chromatic scale

Summary

chromatic scale is a scale[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of scale entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,557 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • chromatic scale's instance of is recorded as scale[3].
  • chromatic scale's Commons category is recorded as Chromatic musical scales[4].
  • chromatic scale's said to be the same as is recorded as Q141478280[5].
  • chromatic scale comprises C[6].
  • chromatic scale comprises C♯[7].
  • chromatic scale comprises D♭[8].
  • chromatic scale comprises D[9].
  • chromatic scale comprises D♯[10].
  • chromatic scale comprises E♭[11].
  • chromatic scale comprises E[12].
  • chromatic scale comprises E♯[13].
  • chromatic scale comprises F♭[14].
  • chromatic scale comprises F[15].
  • chromatic scale comprises F♯[16].
  • chromatic scale comprises G♭[17].
  • chromatic scale comprises G[18].
  • chromatic scale comprises G♯[19].
  • chromatic scale comprises A♭[20].
  • chromatic scale comprises A[21].
  • chromatic scale comprises A♯[22].
  • chromatic scale comprises B♭[23].
  • chromatic scale comprises B[24].
  • chromatic scale comprises B♯[25].
  • chromatic scale comprises C♭[26].
  • chromatic scale's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[27].

Why It Matters

chromatic scale ranks in the top 8% of scale entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,557 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Infovarius · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → color gradient
    Said to be the same as → Q141478280
    Wikidata description → musical scale with twelve pitches from one octave to the next, each a semitone a
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q141478280]]"
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