A scale with five tones is called a pentatonic scale; there are various types of pentatonic scales but the most obvious pentatonic scales can be found by playing just the black keys on the way up or down on the piano.
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The tones within a scale are divided by either tones or semitones. In a major scale, the order always goes: tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone. For a minor scale, in natural form, the order always goes: tone, semitone, tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone.
There are eight notes (steps) in a major musical scale. If whole steps are tones and half steps are semitones, then the order is tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone.
Hi, Any major scale has this pattern: Tone, Tone, Semitone, Tone Tone Tone Semitone. Tones are 'steps' and semitones are 'half - steps'. Keep up the music playing!
Whole-Tone Scale
The leading tone in a scale is one half-step below the tonic. In the key of C# major, the leading tone is B#.