based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals
based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
Music based on a certain diatonic key is said to have the tonality of that key. 如果一部音樂作品是以某一自然音階為基礎(chǔ)創(chuàng)作出來的，我們就說這部作品具有這一個(gè)調(diào)子的調(diào)性。
One can play all the semitones on a diatonic harmonca. 可以在一把口琴上演奏所有的大小調(diào)。
常用短語
diatonic scale
〈音〉全音階...
major diatonic scale
大全音階
diatonic semitone
自然半音
組詞
Crossjay\\\'s voice ran up and down a diatonic scale.
出自：G. Meredith
Diatonic notes are those which \\\'belong\\\' to a particular scale.