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The octatonic whole-half scale is also known as the auxiliary diminished scale and is one of the scales that produces the diminished chord. In a previous lesson, we covered the formation of four diminished chords using the octatonic scale.
- What are the three octatonic scales?
- What triads can be found in an octatonic scale?
- How many triads are in the octatonic scale?
What are the three octatonic scales?
The octatonic is a mode of (very) limited transposition, and there are three possible scales: Oct 0,2; Oct 0,1; and Oct 1,2. The numbers of the names indicate all that is needed to identify a particular octatonic scale: two consecutive notes within the scale.
What triads can be found in an octatonic scale?
The octatonic collection can produce several familiar triadic harmonies, as shown in Example 4: eight major/minor triads (and four diminished triads, not shown), and four each of every type of seventh chord except the major seventh chord.
How many triads are in the octatonic scale?
minor third, a tritone, a diminished triad or a diminished seventh There are eight possible major and minor triads within an octatonic, each of which can be extended to a 7th or 9th chord: The pattern of triads repeats at every 3 half-steps: the F root is a minor 3rd away from the D root, which is a …
