The chromatic scale is a
musical scale with twelve
pitches, each a
semitone or
half step apart. The most common conception of the chromatic scale before
equal temperament was the Pythagorean chromatic scale, which is essentially a series of eleven 3:2
perfect fifths. The twelve-tone equally tempered scale tempers, or modifies, the Pythagorean chromatic scale by lowering each fifth slightly less than two
cents, thus eliminating the Pythagorean
comma of approximately 23.5 cents. Various other temperaments have also been proposed and implemented.
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