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Definitions of diatonic
  1. adjective
    based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music

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  2. adjective
    based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals
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Definition that contains diatonic
  • key any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
  • mode any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
  • 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
  • atonality the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system
  • musical mode any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
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