major diatonic scale

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(Mus.) The natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth notes, and whole tones between the other notes; the scale of the major mode, of which the third is major; also called major scale. See Scale, and Diatonic.

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Noun

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major diatonic scale - a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th major scale musical mode, mode - any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave C major, C major scale, scale of C major - (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats