musical scale - (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)gamut - the entire scale of musical notes diatonic scale - a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones chromatic scale - a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |