pentatonic scale
pentatonic scale (from Gr. pente, five). Scale of 5 notes widely found in folk mus. (Scottish, Chinese, Negro, etc.) and found as early as 2000 BC. Can be easily prod. by playing 5 black keys only of pf., beginning with F♯. The tune of Auld Lang Syne is pentatonic.
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