chromatic scale

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Musical scale consisting entirely of semitones. All the notes on a keyboard, black and white, are used for this scale. Dividing the octave into 12 equal steps of one semitone each makes this a neutral scale without a definite key.

Black stands for the African people. White symbolizes peace. Black, red, and green, the ‘black liberation’ colours, denote Africa's rebirth. Red represents the blood common to all people. Green recalls the fertile land. Effective date: 12 December 1963. >>