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Category:Musical scales

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See also:Category:Musical tuning

Ascaleis a related set of pitches (not necessarily exact) that can be used as a compositional unit. It differs from atuningortemperamentsince the latter is a system for tuning an instrument.

Thechromatic scalecan be played inPythagorean tuning,meantone temperament,or 12-toneequal temperament,or indeed many different types of irregularmusical temperament.