Diatonic

Diatonic harmonicas main Strictly speaking, "diatonic" denotes any harmonica designed to play in a single key—though the standard "Richter-tuned" diatonic can play other keys by forcing its reeds to play tones that are not part of its basic scale.

Glass diatonic harmonica distinguish The first glass diatonic harmonica (diatonic harmonica made of glass) was created by Geoff Stengel citation in 2009.

Among these four well-known variants of the diatonic scale, the diatonic scale itself has additional properties of what has been called simplicity, because it is produced by iterations of a single generator, the meantone fifth.

By a commonly used definition of diatonic scale (which excludes the harmonic minor and melodic minor scales), all perfect, major and minor intervals are diatonic.

Notes that belong to the diatonic scale relevant in the context are sometimes called diatonic notes; notes that do not meet that criterion are then sometimes called chromatic notes.

There is a one-to-one correspondence between staff positions and diatonic-scale degrees (the notes of a diatonic scale ).

This is the reason interval numbers are also called diatonic numbers, and this convention is called diatonic numbering.

Two major systems exist, referred to as the B-system and the C-system (there are also regional variants.) * Diatonic button accordions use a buttonboard designed around the notes of diatonic scales in a small number of keys.

About this sound Play ( help · info ) Diatonic scale on C, "sopranino" clef.

A generative grammar approach to diatonic harmonic structure.

Although a key signature may be written using any combination of sharp and flat symbols, about a dozen diatonic key signatures are by far the most common, and their use is assumed in much of this article.

Ambient house tracks generally lack a diatonic center and feature much atonality along with synthesized chords.

An alternative to the usual A440 diatonic scale is that of philosophical or scientific pitch with standard pitch of C512.

Any sequence of seven successive white keys plays a diatonic scale.

Background Scales, steps, and intervals Diatonic scale in the chromatic circle Scales are typically listed from low to high.

Baritone clef † Baritone clef Diatonic scale on C, baritone C-clef.

Before about 1800, due to the lack of airtight pads (see History), practical woodwinds could have only a few keys to control accidentals (notes outside their diatonic home scales).

Chromatic notes are traditionally understood as harmonically inessential embellishments, shadings, or inflections of diatonic notes.

Chromatic-strung harps Some harps, rather than using pedal or lever devices, achieve chromaticity by simply adding additional strings to cover the notes outside their diatonic home scale.

Continuing, the interval C–D is a second, but D is only one staff position, or diatonic-scale degree, above C. Similarly, C–E is a third, but E is only two staff positions above C, and so on.