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= Non-Diatonic Scale =
[[Category:Music Theory]]
[[Has topic type::Scale Category]]
[[Subclass of::Musical Scale]]
[[Superclass of::Pentatonic Scale]]
[[Superclass of::Whole Tone Scale]]
[[Superclass of::Blues Scale]]
[[Superclass of::Octatonic Scale]]

{{#set:
|Definition=A non-diatonic scale is any musical scale that does not conform to the traditional seven-note diatonic system.
}}

A '''non-diatonic scale''' is a musical scale that does **not follow the seven-note diatonic pattern** (W–W–H–W–W–W–H). These scales often have fewer or more notes and introduce symmetrical or culturally unique interval patterns.

== Examples ==
* [[Pentatonic Scale]]
* [[Whole Tone Scale]]
* [[Blues Scale]]
* [[Octatonic Scale]]

== Uses ==
* Jazz, blues, impressionist, and world music
* Tonal ambiguity, modal color, or symmetrical tension

== See also ==
* [[Musical Scale]]
* [[Diatonic Scale]]

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