Musical notation was conceived for the C major scale and each line and space represents a note in this scale.

乐谱为C大音阶而构思，在这个音阶中的每一个线和间都代表一个音符。

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Musicologists therefore hypothesize that the diatonic musical scale was developed and used thousands of years before it was adopted by Western musicians.

音乐学家因此推测，在被西方音乐家采用之前，全音阶已经发展和使用了数千年。

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Dr Kennedy said the key to unlocking the code came from the 12 notes of the Greek musical scale, which he said was popular among followers of Pythagoras.

肯尼迪博士说，解开密码的关键是来自于希腊音阶的12个音符，他所提到的曾在毕达哥拉斯的追随者之间流行。

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