Why are there only 7 musical notes? Was it decided to divide sounds like that or are there no more in nature? 835 viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question90.53K March 3, 2021 0 Comments Why are there only 7 musical notes? Was it decided to divide sounds like that or are there no more in nature? In: Other 15 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted March 4, 2021 0 Comments A lot of music from the middle east use quarter-notes in their scales, which is half a semitone. This can be seen easily on fretted instruments as they have an additional 4 (I think) frets per octave. You are viewing 1 out of 15 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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