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= Octatonic Scale =
[[Category:Music Theory]]
[[Has topic type::Scale]]
[[Instance of::Musical Scale]]
[[Subclass of::Non-Diatonic Scale]]
[[Related concept::Whole Tone Scale]]
[[Related concept::Chromatic Scale]]

{{#set:
|Definition=The octatonic scale is an eight-note scale built by alternating whole and half steps, often used in 20th-century classical and jazz music.
}}

The '''octatonic scale''' contains eight notes per octave and is built from alternating **whole and half steps**.

== Variants ==
* **Half-Whole**: H–W–H–W–H–W–H–W
* **Whole-Half**: W–H–W–H–W–H–W–H

== Example (Half-Whole from C) ==
C – C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G – A – A♯ – C

== Characteristics ==
* Highly symmetrical
* No clear tonal center
* Used by composers like Stravinsky and jazz players like Coltrane

== See also ==
* [[Whole Tone Scale]]
* [[Chromatic Scale]]
* [[Non-Diatonic Scale]]

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