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PRONUNCIATION OF PENTATONIC SCALE

pentatonic scale  [ˌpɛntəˈtɒnɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENTATONIC SCALE

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Pentatonic scale is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PENTATONIC SCALE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pentatonic scale

A pentatonic scale is a musical scale or mode with five notes per octave in contrast to a heptatonic scale such as the major scale and minor scale. Pentatonic scales are very common and are found all over the world. They are divided into those with semitones and those without.

Definition of pentatonic scale in the English dictionary

The definition of pentatonic scale in the dictionary is any of several scales consisting of five notes, the most commonly encountered one being composed of the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth degrees of the major diatonic scale.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENTATONIC SCALE


auxotonic
ˌɔːksəˈtɒnɪk
catatonic
ˌkætəˈtɒnɪk
cratonic
krəˈtɒnɪk
diatonic
ˌdaɪəˈtɒnɪk
heptatonic
ˌhɛptəˈtɒnɪk
homotonic
ˌhɒməˈtɒnɪk
hypertonic
ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk
hypotonic
ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk
megatonic
ˌmeɡəˈtɒnɪk
monotonic
ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk
myotonic
ˌmaɪəˈtɒnɪk
Neo-Platonic
ˌniːəʊpləˈtɒnɪk
opisthotonic
əˌpɪsθəˈtɒnɪk
orthotonic
ˌɔːθəˈtɒnɪk
paratonic
ˌpærəˈtɒnɪk
pentatonic
ˌpɛntəˈtɒnɪk
Platonic
pləˈtɒnɪk
stratonic
strəˈtɒnɪk
supertonic
ˌsuːpəˈtɒnɪk
vagotonic
ˌveɪɡəˈtɒnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENTATONIC SCALE

pentaquark
pentarch
pentarchical
pentarchies
pentarchy
pentastich
pentastichous
pentastyle
pentasyllabic
Pentateuch
Pentateuchal
pentathlete
pentathlon
pentathlum
pentatomic
pentatonic
pentavalence
pentavalency
pentavalent
pentazocine

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENTATONIC SCALE

Beaufort scale
downscale
economies of scale
economy of scale
full-scale
grayscale
large-scale
limescale
locale
microscale
nanoscale
pay scale
rescale
scale
sliding scale
small-scale
subscale
timescale
upscale
wage scale
world scale

Synonyms and antonyms of pentatonic scale in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pentatonic scale» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENTATONIC SCALE

Find out the translation of pentatonic scale to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pentatonic scale from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pentatonic scale» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

五声音阶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escala pentatónica
570 millions of speakers

English

pentatonic scale
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pentatonic पैमाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقياس الخماسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пентатоника
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escala pentatônica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Pentatonic স্কেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gamme pentatonique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skala pentatonik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pentatonik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペンタトニックスケール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ukuran pentatonik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quy mô âm ngũ cung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Pentatonic அளவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेंटॅटोनिक स्केल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pentatonik ölçek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scala pentatonica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pentatonika skala
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пентатоніка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scară pentatonic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεντατονική κλίμακα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pentatoniese toonleer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pentatoniska skalan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pentatoniske skala
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pentatonic scale

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENTATONIC SCALE»

Discover the use of pentatonic scale in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pentatonic scale and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Intermediate Mandolin: The Complete Mandolin Method
The major pentatonic scale is the friendlier, more optimistic sibling to the minor pentatonic scale. A huge number of vocal melodies used in folk songs and bluegrass songs are in the major pentatonic scale. The major pentatonic scale can be ...
Greg Horne, 2004
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Complete Idiot's Guide to Solos and Improvisation
And here's something else cool about the major pentatonic scale. In any major key, there are actually three major pentatonic scales you can employ in your solos — starting on the tonic, the fourth, and the fifth of the key. For example, in the key ...
‎2004
3
The Jazz Language: A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and ...
PENT ATONIC AND BLUES SCALES Though everyone is familiar with the sound of playing on only the black notes of the piano, not everyone realizes that they form a pure pentatonic scale. A pentatonic scale is simply a five (penta-) tone ...
Dan Haerle, 1980
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Good Vibrations: The Physics of Music
In chapter 1 we saw that Pythagoras obtained a pentatonic scale using fifths. Another method is to use the standard pentatonic tone sequence: T T (T+h) T (T+ h). Looking at it we see that there are no individual half tones. In some of the ...
Barry Parker, 2010
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Beginning Mandolin
On page 44, you learned the A Minor Pentatonic scale. To review, the minor pentatonic scale is a five-note scale made up of the tonic or first note of a major scale (or I ), 3, 4, 5 and ^7. The minor pentatonic scale is a great for blues soloing .
Greg Horne, 2005
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The Big Book of Jazz Piano Improvisation: Tools and and ...
You can superimpose the major pentatonic scale (or minor pentatonic, which is itself a mode of the major pentatonic) over various chords in various ways by beginning the scale on notes other than the root of the chord. The sound of a scale ...
Noah Baerman, 2003
7
The Exotic in Western Music
This anhemitonic pentatonic scale was well known to Debussy long before his contact with the gamelan, and its early use in his works may have derived from sources as diverse as Russian music (Borodin and Musorgsky), Liszt (whose ...
Jonathan Bellman, 1998
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Roots of the Classical : The Popular Origins of Western ...
The obvious answer, 'using the five notes of the pentatonic scale, and no others', does not take us very far. 'Auld Lang Syne', for instance, is pentatonic in this straightforward sense, but not all pentatonic melodies are so obligingly regular.
Peter Van der Merwe, 2004
9
Blues Guitar For Dummies
The pentatonic scale is probably the greatest thing to happen to the blues since the Mississippi Delta. The scale was born to play the blues. When using this scale, it's virtually impossible to hit a wrong note — meaning all the notes sound good ...
Jon Chappell, 2011
10
Music Theory
The minor pentatonic scale acts as a "one scale serves all" in I— IV- V blues progressions. When used to its full potential, its unique properties provide a wealth of interesting chord tone possibilities. Fig. 10 shows the chord-coloring potential of ...
Tom Kolb, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENTATONIC SCALE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pentatonic scale is used in the context of the following news items.
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Beyond Blues: The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach
The riff on the bottom (Ex. 4) uses notes from the C# minor pentatonic scale (C#–E–F#–G#–B) with a very simple rhythm that forces you to ... «Premier Guitar, Jul 15»
2
'Plink' Connects Us Through Music
They can choose between a few instruments to play and the notes are arranged in a grid based on the pentatonic scale, meaning any note ... «KMUW, Jul 15»
3
Berthod rocks The Roost
"The minor dap doesn't work in every key but the minor pentatonic scale is something that runs through all blues music and Rock and Roll. «Lamar Ledger, Jun 15»
4
Sounds of music
... xylophones leads me to a site that mentions “The Chimes are very resonant, sweet sounding, aluminum pipe tuned to a pentatonic scale.”. «Marshall Independent, Jun 15»
5
Wes Montgomery: a player's perspective
Regardless, Wes played real blues on everything - meaning 'blues, the attitude' rather than 'blues, the pentatonic scale'. John Etheridge ... «MusicRadar.com, Jun 15»
6
The Stormers seek Australasian guidance and the rest of the …
We run the ball from one side to another, hitting all the chords, but ignoring the pentatonic scale and that is what is fundamentally wrong with ... «The Roar, Jun 15»
7
As Their Five-Decade Collaboration Continues, Maltby and Shire …
And the pentatonic scale, of course, which is limiting in a way, but it forced me to write music and make discoveries in what you can do with it. «TheaterMania.com, Jun 15»
8
Electric Etudes: Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell
Keep it in tune! After a flourish of triplets, we move up to the safe confines of the D minor pentatonic scale (D–F–G–A–C) in the 10th position. «Premier Guitar, May 15»
9
PREVIEW: Raw Power Festival!
... with groups who thought they could just by a Stratocaster, lean back a little, close their eyes and jam in a pentatonic scale for three hours. «The Quietus, May 15»
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Fretboard Workshop: Revisualize the Pentatonic Scale
Who doesn't love the pentatonic scale? It is difficult (if not impossible) to find a more versatile, cool sounding, and finger-friendly pattern on the ... «Premier Guitar, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pentatonic scale [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pentatonic-scale>. Apr 2024 ».
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