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musical scale vs chromatic scale

chromatic scale vs musical scale

musical scale and chromatic scale both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
musical scale Yes No No No
chromatic scale Yes No No No
As nouns, chromatic scale is a hyponym of musical scale; that is, chromatic scale is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than musical scale:
  • musical scale: (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
  • chromatic scale: a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave
Other hyponyms of musical scale include gamut, diatonic scale, gapped scale, blues scale, octatonic scale.
musical scale (noun) chromatic scale (noun)
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave
Difference between musical scale and chromatic scale

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