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Showing posts with label 184. THE 2ND HARMONIC-MELODIC SCALE OF 3 OCTAVES AND THE CORRESPONDING TUNING OF STRING INSTRUMENTS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 184. THE 2ND HARMONIC-MELODIC SCALE OF 3 OCTAVES AND THE CORRESPONDING TUNING OF STRING INSTRUMENTS. Show all posts

Saturday, April 6, 2019

184. THE 2ND HARMONIC-MELODIC 11 NOTES SCALE OF 4 OCTAVES AND THE CORRESPONDING TUNING OF STRING INSTRUMENTS



This scale is by alternation of intervals of 5 semitones (4ths) and alternating again intervals of 3 and 4 semitones (major-minor 4rds)

E.g.
5-4-5-3-5-4-5-3-5-4-5

C1-F1-A1-D2-F2-Bb2-D3-G3-Bb3-Eb4-G4-C5


In total reduced to one octave it is C2-D2-Eb2-F2-G2-A2-Bb2-C3 which is the Bb major diatonic scale


There is of course a corresponding tuning of string instruments in this patter.


Also the uniform tuning of string instruments by intervals of 4 ((5 semitones) like BASS and Puerto-rican Cuatro have symmetric representation of this scale which is sequence triad chords in invented forms. Such tunings allow for 3 inverted types of major-minor chords.



The 4 higher strings of a guitar have such pattern. The same with the 4-courses of a Greek Bouzouki.