Definition of diatonic in English English dictionary
Within the boundaries of a musical scale, most commonly the Western major or minor tonalities that have octaves of seven notes in a particular configuration
The scale of eight notes which make up any given scale, major or minor, between one note and its corresponding octave
The notes that occur naturally in a scale, without being modified by accidentals other than in the key signature
involving only the tones, intervals, or harmonies of a major or minor scale without chromatic alteration
based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of Western music
Any octave divided into a seven-note scale (consisting of various combinations of whole tones and semitones) The major and minor scales, as well as the church modes, are diatonic Diatonic harmony, which is the basis for our tonal system, consists of chords which contain only the notes of a given diatonic scale (See chromatic )
The seven notes of a major or minor scale, corresponding to the piano's white keys in an octave
Scale based on an octave divided into five whole tones and two semitones Any notes that fall outside this scale are called accidentals
based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of Western music
Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first
Referring to the tones of the major or minor scales The diatonic scales are those of the major and minor keys, and diatonic passages, intervals, chords, and harmonies are those made up of the notes of the key prevailing at the moment
Describes the notes which occur naturally in a scale without being affected by an accidental other than those in its' key signature These pitches are organized in alphabetical order with out any letters being skipped The only repeated letter is the one that both begins and therefore ends the scale
based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals
A scale comprised of a mixture of two kinds of tones, namely, tones and semitones In Western tonal music, the major scale and the minor scale are diatonic scales See Section 2 11
A scale that is made up of seven notes, each with a different note name, and construct from two half steps and five whole steps Major Scale, Natural Minor Scale, Harmonic Minor Scale, and Melodic Minor Scale