No wrong, all of that.
An octave is 12 notes higher not counting the first note.
A diatonic scale is seven tones within a given octave (and repeats exactly each octave).
However, chromatic (12 notes), whole tone (6 notes), pentatonic (5 notes) and 99% of all other scales regardless of the amount ot notes fall within an octave and restart on the next octave.
However an octave is NOT 7 notes.
From C in the major scale, there are 7 notes with that C to C' (12 notes not counting the octave) range that you use.
In other words, western diatonic scales span one octave but only play 7 notes (of the 12) within that octave, then repeats in the next octave.
Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2
|