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Show 122 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY SOCIAL DANCE SONGS- Continued [ BULL. 75 MELODIC ANALYSIS- continued TABLE 4c.- LAST NOTE OF SONG- ITS RELATION TO COMPASS OF SONG Serial Nos. of songs Songs in which final tone is- Lowest tone in song Immediately preceded b y - Major third below Minor third below Whole tone below Semitone below Songs containing a major third below the final tone ikmgs containing a semitone below the final tone.. - Total 30, 31,33, 34,36,39,40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46,48, 50. 2, 44, 47. TABLE 5c.- NUMBER OF TONES COMPRISING COMPASS OF SONG Compass of- Thirteen tonflS.. T Eleven tones r T, . . . ., Ten tor> es - - Nine tones Eight topes - -, - - r Seven tones Six tones Three tones Total Number of songs 1 1 3 6 3 3 2 1 1 1 22 Serial Nos. of songs 47. 34. 33,39,46. 30,32,40,43, 48, 51. 31,38,45. 35,37,41. 36,50. 44. 49. 42. TABLE 6c- TONE MATERIAL Second five- toned scale Fourth five- toned scale Major triad and sixth Major triad and second Minor triad and seventh Octave complete Octave complete except seventh Octave complete except seventh and sixth.. Octave complete except seventh and third.. Octave complete except seventh and second Octave complete except fourth Octave complete except third Minor third Total |