38 HJALMAR THUREN. 
Nos. Lower notes ur Higher notes KR RES: NNE, 
3 1D F GE A (Ва min.6 5 
2 an A ео [8] зб 4 
26 А со ево 
р. 386 No. 10 А Ва СР Е min.6 5 
63 F" G A © № maj. 6 5 
Si а F G: A С D maj. 6 5 
SI b Е: G А со maj. 6 5 
99 А ПВ ТО maj.6 6 
30 D Ко Ом min.7 5 
83 D F G А C min. 7 5 
sy 1D Е С A (Brat) € min.7 6 
36 D:  @ A Вы C min.7 6 
100 в @ A Ban € Е 8 8 
p. 386 IR A Bi G ID Ex IR 8 7 
(Lullaby) 
72 Е! С. АВ Е Е min. 9 8 
The range of the melodies appears from the following: 
pure | dim. | pure | minor major | minor | pure | minor 
fourth | fifth | fifth | sixth | sixth seventh | octave ninth 
eta | ® | to | 4 до | a 
As in the Greenland melodies previously investigated the range 
here is mostly a fifth or a sixth. 
The 37 melodies use 16 different scales, five of which are used 
more than once. 
А —CD (4 melodies) 
D—FGA (8 melodies) 
D — FGAB fat (7 melodies) 
FGA —CD (3 melodies) 
D—FGA —С (2 melodies) 
6. D--FGABnaC (2 melodies). 
SA ate ss 
Of these scales 1, 2, 4 and 5 fall under the pentatonic system 
withouth half-tones which is so widespread among primitive folk. 
