diatonic scale

US /ˌdaɪ.əˈtɑːn.ɪk ˌskeɪl/
UK /ˌdaɪ.əˈtɑːn.ɪk ˌskeɪl/
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全音階

a seven-note musical scale that includes five whole steps and two half steps, commonly used in Western music

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Most Western music is based on the diatonic scale.
大多數西方音樂都基於全音階
The melody uses notes exclusively from the C major diatonic scale.
該旋律僅使用C大調全音階中的音符。