Pentatonal or pentatonic scale, i.e. five pitches or notes per octave, e.g. basic Chinese musical scale, black piano keys, Javanese gamelan slendro scale or Japanese shakuhachi flute

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Aspects or methods of musical processing having intrinsic musical character, i.e. involving musical theory or musical parameters or relying on musical knowledge, as applied in electrophonic musical tools or instruments > Special musical scales, i.e. other than the 12-interval equally tempered scale; Special input devices therefor > Pentatonal or pentatonic scale, i.e. five pitches or notes per octave, e.g. basic Chinese musical scale, black piano keys, Javanese gamelan slendro scale or Japanese shakuhachi flute

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• G10H 2210/545 Yona Nuki, i.e. a family of pentatonic scales without fourth or seventh, e.g. Hirajoshi, Iwato, Kumoi, Sino-indian [Raga Amritavarsini] used, e.g. for japanese traditional music, koto or shamisen tunings
• G10H 2210/551 Okinawa pentatonic scale, i.e. Okinawan min'yo, e.g. including the half-steps omitted in the min'yo pentatonic scale used in the main japanese islands