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
- atonality the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system
- subdominant (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale
- major diatonic scale a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th