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	Bagpipe FAQ : There is more than one kind of bagpipe? : Great Highland Bagpipe (GHB) : What is the scale of the GHB?
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	The chanter plays a nine note scale from low G to high A. The intervals differ from the standard western (diatonic) scale so that all notes sound good against the drones. The tenor drones sound an octave below the low A and the bass drone is an octave below the tenor drones. The absolute pitch can vary over a substantial range. Today, the low A on most instruments falls between 466 Hz and 478 Hz. Thus low A is a bit sharper than B-flat on the standard A=440 Hz scale.
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	2000-May-05 12:52

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