chromatic

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Both the original and chromatic versions of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” for example, are available on demand.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Behind the scenes, Moreno formulated her own Spanish-language takes on jazz, which listeners can hear in the 2006 funky, spy-like chromatic track “Escondidos” — which includes a kazoo solo in its outro.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The treed “Woodland Garden” to the west, with black tupelo and swamp white oaks, gives way to a “Perennial Meadow,” whose asters, purple beebalms and orange butterfly weed were chosen for their chromatic effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

However, for OTN wavelengths, ordinary visible cameras lose sensitivity and only a few commercially available lenses exist that can correct chromatic aberration.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

There is basically only one chromatic scale; you can start it on any note, but the pitches will end up being the same as the pitches in any other chromatic scale.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones