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An ascending and descending chromatic scale beginning on C.

Scale proceeding entirely by semitones, that is, taking in all the notes available in traditional Western music. Chromatic harmony consists of chords using notes not included in the scale of the prevailing key and thus, in notation, involving the use of many accidentals.



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