Category:Musical scales

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A scale differs from a tuning or temperament in that a scale is a related set of pitches (not necessarily exact) that can be used as a compositional unit, whereas a tuning or temperament is a system for tuning an instrument. The chromatic scale can be played in Pythagorean tuning, meantone temperament, or 12-tone equal temperament, or indeed many different types of irregular musical temperament.