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Originally Posted by monk
Each instrument has its trade offs. But both are chromatic.
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Good point, Monk, thanks.
Yes, both instruments are chromatic - all 12 notes are available for each octave.
But, it seems to me, the piano is laid out in the key of C and relegates the non-diatonic notes to the smaller offset black keys. Whereas a guitar (or African xylophone) makes no distinction about the key of the instrument nor the diatonic vs non-diatonic notes. Each note is spaced out in semi-tones.
I just found it interesting...
