Definition that contains diatonic scale
- key any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- fa the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
- tonic (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
- dominant (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
- keynote (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
- tonality any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- subdominant (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale
- leading tone (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale
- minor diatonic scale a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th
- mediant (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant