pentatonic

(pen′tə tänik)

adjective

designating or of a musical scale having five tones to the octave

Origin: see penta- & tonic

See pentatonic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Music
Of or using only five tones, usually the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth tones of a diatonic scale.

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