See Also: scale(5)(dictionary)
scale(9)(dictionary)
scale(8)(dictionary)
scale(7)(dictionary)
scale(6)(dictionary)
scale-up(dictionary)
scale(4)(dictionary)
scale(3)(dictionary)
scale(2)(dictionary)
scale(11)(dictionary)

scale (sh)




In music, primary pitches of a key or mode arranged within an octave.

Scales are distinguished by the pattern of the intervals between adjacent notes. A scale can be seen as an abstraction from melody
that is, the pitches of a melody arranged in stepwise order.