slendro
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thumb|300px|Slendro approximated in Western notation. thumb|300px|right|Slendro-djawar scale in comparison with whole tone scale on C or .
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thumb|300px|Slendro approximated in Western notation. thumb|300px|right|Slendro-djawar scale in comparison with whole tone scale on C or .
Slendro () is one of the essential tuning systems used in gamelan instruments that have pentatonic scale. Based on Javanese mythology, the Slendro Gamelan tuning system is older than the pélog tuning system.
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