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peg
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sfr
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onest
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arp
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sca
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oge
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r!
Lea
rnal
lt
hr
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Wit
hpen
tat
oni
csca
le
s,t
her
el
ati
ons
hi
pof“
re
la
ti
ve”ma
jo
randmi
nori
sve
ryea
sytosee
.Be
lo
w,y
ou’
l
lse
etha
tth
eEmin
orp
ent
ato
ni
csca
le
,i
sTHEE
XACTS
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tesas
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heGmaj
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ent
ato
nics
cal
eabo
ve!
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lyd
if
fe
re
ncewha
twelab
elt
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nte
rv
al
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ff
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ton
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isc
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dweaddamino
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kin
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ack
stoh
ear
howi
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nge
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dofth
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ame5not
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ord
s/A
rpe
ggi
os
/Pe
nta
ton
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nor
der
toc
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tepe
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to
nics
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esar
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dthemaj
or
CAG
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ordsh
ape
s,wead
dtwoi
nt
er
va
ls-
amaj
ors
eco
nd(upo
nef
re
tfr
omaro
ot)
,a
ndamajo
rsi
xt
h(d
own3fr
et
sfr
oma
r
oot
).
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in
ethe
sead
dedtr
ans
luc
ent
not
eswit
hth
eCH
ORDt
onest
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eatet
he5pa
tt
er
nso
fth
ema
jo
rpen
tat
oni
csc
al
e!
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hor
d/
arp
eggi
o/
sca
legot
oge
the
r!
Lea
rnal
lt
hr
ee!

Wit
hpen
tat
oni
csca
le
s,t
her
el
ati
ons
hi
pof“
re
la
ti
ve”ma
jo
randmi
nori
sve
ryea
sytosee
.Be
lo
w,y
ou’
l
lse
etha
tth
eEmin
orp
ent
ato
ni
csca
le
,i
sTHEE
XACTS
AME6no
tesas
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heGmaj
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ent
ato
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cal
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ve!
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re
ncewha
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ase
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ven
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acht
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ver
si
on(
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eri
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