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→The Chromatic Scale
== The Chromatic Scale ==
The chromatic scale, or 12 tone scale, is basically made by dividing the frequency range that is covered by an octave into 12 equal pieces (on a logarithmic scale). Each dividing point is a note on the scale. Since the octave note already occurs as the root note, we are left with 12 distinct note values (A, A#{{sharp}}, B, C, C#{{sharp}}, D, D#{{sharp}}, E, F, F#{{sharp}}, G, G#{{sharp}}). '''Notice that there is no B# {{sharp}} or E#{{sharp}}'''. This has nothing to do with frequency - it is a convention in note naming. E - F spans the same frequency range as A - A#{{sharp}}.
{|class="wikitable"
! Note Name
| A2 || A#{{sharp}}2|| B2|| C3|| C#{{sharp}}3|| D3|| D#{{sharp}}3|| E3|| F3|| F#{{sharp}}3|| G3|| G#{{sharp}}3 || A3
|-
! Frequency in HZ