Her father was Cherokee. They lived on family land called the Mankiller Flats.

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We've got to get into these black notes, which can be called sharps or flats.

我们必须涉及这些黑色音符了,它们可以被称为升调或降调

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So, flats are below, sharps take you up a half step.

降调是下降半音级,而升调是上升半个

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They're called flats if they're down below.

如果在下面,它们就是降调

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