Arabic scale
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Arabic scale may refer to:
- Double harmonic scale, a scale with two augmented seconds
- Quarter tone scale, or 24 tone equal temperament
- 17 equal temperament17 equal temperamentIn music, 17 tone equal temperament is the tempered scale derived by dividing the octave into 17 equal steps . Each step represents a frequency ratio of 21/17, or 70.6 cents . Alexander J. Ellis refers to a tuning of seventeen tones based on perfect fourths and fifths as the Arabic scale...
, a tuning dividing the octave into 17 equal steps - Major locrian scaleMajor locrian scaleIn music, the major Locrian scale, also called the Locrian major scale, is the scale obtained by sharpening the second and third degrees of the Locrian mode. With a tonic of C, it consists of the notes C D E F G♭ A♭ B♭. It can be described as a whole tone scale extending from G♭ to E, with F...
, a scale similar to locrian