A scale can be defined as “a graduated series of musical tones ascending or descending in order of pitch according to a specified scheme of their intervals.” (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scale)
The word scale comes from Latin scala, meaning a stair, staircase, or ladder. Scales are therefore made up of steps – either whole or half steps in specific combinations depending on the type of scale.
The types of scales discussed in this manual are:
Chromatic scales
Major scales
Natural Minor scales
Harmonic Minor scales
Melodic Minor scales
Modes of Major scales
Modes of Melodic Minor scales
Whole tone scales
Octatonic/Diminished scales
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