- [Variable]
*chromatic-scale*
Holds a tuning of the standard chromatic
scale. Note names in the chromatic scale are formed by combining a
pitch class name from (c d e f g a b) with an optional
natural (n), sharp (s), flat
(f), double-sharp (ss) or double-flat
(ff) and an optional octave number -1 to 9. For
example, a4 is tuning A with a key number of 69, or 440
Hz; the note c-1 is the C in the lowest octave, or key
number 0 at 8.175798 Hz and note bss9 is the highest note
in the scale at key number of 133 with a frequency of 17739.684 Hz.
Table 1. Enharmonic note names in the standard chromatic scale.
| 0 | c cn bs dff |
| 1 | cs df bss |
| 2 | d dn css eff |
| 3 | ef ds fff |
| 4 | e en ff dss |
| 5 | f fn es gff |
| 6 | fs gf ess |
| 7 | g gn fss aff |
| 8 | af gs |
| 9 | a an gss bff |
| 10 | bf as cff |
| 11 | b bn cff ass |
See also:
*scale*[Variable]