| Other Scales | Theory Things William Wieland |
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Pentatonic — Five tone scale, usually major scale degrees 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (do, re, mi, sol, la) | |
| Chromatic — All half steps | |
| Whole Tone — All whole steps (Only two whole tone scales exist.) | |
| Blues — Includes flat 3rd and flat 7th | |
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Octatonic — Eight (8) tone scale, usually alternating half steps and whole steps (a.k.a. Diminished Scale in Jazz) | |