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== Layout == | == Layout == | ||
The Halberstadt keyboard contains a number of repetitions of a 12-key pattern, which conventionally corresponds to 12-tone equal temperament. Starting on C, the notes go as follows: | The Halberstadt keyboard contains a number of repetitions of a 12-key pattern, which conventionally corresponds to 12-tone equal temperament, such that the pattern repeats at the octave. Starting on C, the notes go as follows: | ||
[[File:Kyboard.png|thumb|748x748px|Halberstadt keyboard layout]] | [[File:Kyboard.png|thumb|748x748px|Halberstadt keyboard layout]] | ||
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The black keys are raised and placed further back compared to the white keys. The white keys contain the C major scale, and the black keys contain the F# major pentatonic scale. | The black keys are raised and placed further back compared to the white keys. The white keys contain the C major scale, and the black keys contain the F# major pentatonic scale. | ||
On a standard piano, there are 88 keys, corresponding to 7 octaves and 4 additional pitches. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||