The five-note scale playable on the black keys of the piano is called the ________ scale.

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The pentatonic scale consists of five notes, hence the prefix "penta" meaning five. It is playable on the black keys of the piano and is widely used in various forms of music, particularly in folk and traditional music. The whole-tone scale contains six notes per octave, the quarter-tone scale divides the octave into 24 equal parts, and the octatonic scale has eight notes per octave. Therefore, the best choice for the given question is A) pentatonic.

The Five-Note Scale Playable on the Black Keys of the Piano