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|Exotic Scales#Pentatonic|Pentatonic
|Exotic Scales#Heptatonic|Heptatonic
|Exotic Scales#OctotonicOctatonic|OctotonicOctatonic
|Exotic Scales#Hexatonic|Hexatonic
|Exotic Scales#Chromatic|Chromatic
== Heptatonic ==
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|Exotic Scales#Pentatonic|Pentatonic
|Exotic Scales#Heptatonic|Heptatonic
|Exotic Scales#Octatonic|Octatonic
|Exotic Scales#Hexatonic|Hexatonic
|Exotic Scales#Chromatic|Chromatic
|Exotic Scales#Symmetric Scales|Symmetric
|Exotic Scales#Synthetic Scales|Synthetic
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'''Heptatonic''' means 7-note. These scales contain 7 distinct tones (excluding octaves).
== Octatonic ==
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|Exotic Scales#Pentatonic|Pentatonic
|Exotic Scales#Heptatonic|Heptatonic
|Exotic Scales#Octatonic|Octatonic
|Exotic Scales#Hexatonic|Hexatonic
|Exotic Scales#Chromatic|Chromatic
|Exotic Scales#Symmetric Scales|Symmetric
|Exotic Scales#Synthetic Scales|Synthetic
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'''Octatonic''' means 8-note. These scales have 8 distinct tones (excluding octaves).
== Hexatonic ==
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|Exotic Scales#Heptatonic|Heptatonic
|Exotic Scales#Octatonic|Octatonic
|Exotic Scales#Hexatonic|Hexatonic
|Exotic Scales#Chromatic|Chromatic
|Exotic Scales#Symmetric Scales|Symmetric
|Exotic Scales#Synthetic Scales|Synthetic
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'''Hexatonic''' means 6-note. These scales have 6 distinct tones (excluding octaves).
== Chromatic ==
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|Exotic Scales#Heptatonic|Heptatonic
|Exotic Scales#Octatonic|Octatonic
|Exotic Scales#Hexatonic|Hexatonic
|Exotic Scales#Chromatic|Chromatic
|Exotic Scales#Symmetric Scales|Symmetric
|Exotic Scales#Synthetic Scales|Synthetic
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== Symmetric Scales ==
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|Exotic Scales#Heptatonic|Heptatonic
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|Exotic Scales#Hexatonic|Hexatonic
|Exotic Scales#Chromatic|Chromatic
|Exotic Scales#Symmetric Scales|Symmetric
|Exotic Scales#Synthetic Scales|Synthetic
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'''Symmetric Scales''' are scales that divide an octave into 2 or more equal parts. In other words, the whole/half pattern of notes for each piece will be identical and there are no leftover notes. Here is an example of a symmetric scale I am just inventing:
== Synthetic Scales ==
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|Exotic Scales#Heptatonic|Heptatonic
|Exotic Scales#Octatonic|Octatonic
|Exotic Scales#Hexatonic|Hexatonic
|Exotic Scales#Chromatic|Chromatic
|Exotic Scales#Symmetric Scales|Symmetric
|Exotic Scales#Synthetic Scales|Synthetic
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'''Synthetic Scales''' are formed by lowering or raising a single note of an existing scale by a half-step. We could consider harmonic minor a synthetic variation of natural minor. Similarly, many of the modes of the common major scale could be considered synthetic variations of the major or natural minor scales. Other interesting things can happen by simple alterations to a scale as such, especially when performed on the more exotic scales like the ones above.