Root Shuffling
The root jumps to a new pitch periodically during gameplay — the same noteset is reseated on a fresh root, building the ability to summon the noteset by its type from any root. This makes playing in any key trivial.
Chromatic scale on guitar, by ear
Hear a phrase from the chromatic scale and play it back on the guitar here — then on yours. The root moves each round; press Play, and answer with Space when you have it. The browser only plays — the app listens.
Chromatic Scale
Using all notes within an octave
The chromatic scale uses all 12 pitch classes in every octave. It is not used like a diatonic scale, but comes up in theoretical contexts. Even when musicians play all 12 notes, the music usually still sounds rooted in a diatonic context, with the extra notes acting as passing or color tones.
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Chromatic Scale
Using all notes within an octave
The chromatic scale uses all 12 pitch classes in every octave. It is not used like a diatonic scale, but comes up in theoretical contexts. Even when musicians play all 12 notes, the music usually still sounds rooted in a diatonic context, with the extra notes acting as passing or color tones.
Root Shuffling. The root jumps to a new pitch periodically while the noteset type stays constant How it works →
On the guitar: six strings in standard tuning, the first twelve frets. Also called the chromatic, all notes, every note.