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The Pygmy scale

The Pygmy scale follows the sequence of steps: whole tone, half tone, ditone, whole tone and whole tone.

It is composed of: the Root, Major 2nd, Minor 3rd, perfect 5th and minor 7th.

A pygmy scale in C would consist of the notes: C, D, Eb, G and Bb.

It is related to the natural minor, the differences being the removal of both the perfect 4th and the minor 6th. The removal of the 4th creates a large interval in the sequence and can evoke a yearning quality to music played within its structure.

Use of the Pygmy scale has grown in popularity since the invention of the Hang(instrument) in the year 2000, handpans such as the Halo and also tongue drums. All of which have been made using sound models based on the pygmy scale.