For questions related to diatonicism. "Diatonic," literally meaning "across the tones," is perhaps better understood as the antonym of "chromatic," thereby meaning that diatonic music uses pitches within a single scale or key.
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Help understanding this description of the diatonic scale
This is first time I've stumbled onto the diatonic table in my life. I Googled a lot, but I couldn't find answer for following:
the table mentioned in the book I am reading, I don't understand where this A# G# F# D# C# come from in this diatonic…
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Why does f major scale have a flat instead of a sharp?
I was practicing my scales on the piano and I started to wonder why the F major scale is written with a Bflat rather then an A#?
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