adjective
- relating to or based on a musical scale of five notes
Usage: music
Examples
- The pentatonic scale is commonly used in folk music around the world.
- Many blues songs are built on pentatonic scales.
- She practiced pentatonic patterns on her guitar.
- The pentatonic melody was simple yet beautiful.
- Traditional Chinese music often uses pentatonic scales.
- Jazz musicians frequently improvise using pentatonic scales.