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A case of misguided sheep. (Posted on 2006-06-23) Difficulty: 3 of 5
I am a plateau, holding forty-two sheep.

The sheep are held in six sets of seven. The first, third, fourth, fifth and seventh sheep are black. The remaining two are white.

Someone using me to my full potential can even cause people to cry.

What am I?

This riddle should strike a chord with people with similar interests as me. I write this with plenty of strings attached.

  Submitted by Jack Lim    
Rating: 2.3333 (3 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
The correct answer is: A piano playing all the keys in the chord Ebm7 within the standard piano range. There are six sets as there are six sets of Ebm7 chords on a standard piano. The sequence of keys follows the colour order stated, and to my knowledge should be unique to the chord Ebm7. And it should also be the "saddest" chord in music.

Maybe I should have set it as a D5 problem.

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  Subject Author Date
answerK Sengupta2008-02-06 05:31:32
Solutionvarun2007-09-01 13:37:28
What instrument?brianjn2006-07-11 00:17:43
solutionJimmy2006-07-05 21:02:48
re(2): grasping at strawsbrianjn2006-07-01 23:14:48
re: grasping at strawsGamer2006-07-01 22:30:43
grasping at strawsLarry2006-07-01 19:53:21
Hints/TipsHints...Jack Lim2006-07-01 08:59:58
re: last ditch thoughts (added comments)Dej Mar2006-06-30 04:41:33
last ditch thoughtsbrianjn2006-06-29 23:21:58
Da sheep answerjustin lis2006-06-29 09:16:25
Err..Jack Lim2006-06-28 05:17:41
David of the Whiterockbrianjn2006-06-26 03:03:02
re: answer to sheep riddle?brianjn2006-06-26 02:37:43
Some ThoughtsThoughts from the mount (Spoiler)Dej Mar2006-06-25 18:46:05
answer to sheep riddle?Marnie Robbins2006-06-25 11:53:14
re(2): first real six stringbrianjn2006-06-25 00:52:09
re: first real six stringJer2006-06-24 17:19:53
first real six stringLarry2006-06-24 00:30:14
re: Sheepish answerbrianjn2006-06-23 09:44:50
Some ThoughtsSheepish answerOld Original Oskar!2006-06-23 09:00:10
What breed are these sheep?brianjn2006-06-23 08:39:22
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