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As an '''oct'''agon has 8 sides, and an '''oct'''opus has 8 tentacles, so an '''oct'''ave has '''8 notes'''.
 
As an '''oct'''agon has 8 sides, and an '''oct'''opus has 8 tentacles, so an '''oct'''ave has '''8 notes'''.
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When you play [[scales]] - the 1st and 8th notes both sound similar, and have the same name.
 
When you play [[scales]] - the 1st and 8th notes both sound similar, and have the same name.

Revision as of 13:17, 3 August 2020

As an octagon has 8 sides, and an octopus has 8 tentacles, so an octave has 8 notes.

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When you play scales - the 1st and 8th notes both sound similar, and have the same name.