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Dizzy
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The notes are based on odd denominators 3,5 & 7. Some notes are very close to each other, causing a swirling or time-warp effect.
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This page is dedicated to the few friends who know I play an instrument. So, if you are a family member, proceed no further... I will post some of my improvs here, for you to hear. They are posted more or less in chrolological order, starting from the bottom. They are not refined, but represent new ideas since you musicians know how long it takes to perfectly compose and record a song. I hit a major stumbling block when I realized that the harmonics on the conventional 12 tone even tempered scale is imperfect. I have built a couple of fretless guitars to play the notes at the exact harmonic frequencies. (And I have an excuse to run away from the confoundingly hard 12 tone scale. I don't get it. I'm good with math...) I've always thought the current 12 tone system was flawed. There seemed to be a longing, and something was missing. My theory is that the longing is caused by the notes "pulling" towards their natural harmonic frequencies, since notes in a chord are just out of tune from each other. the 5th is ever so slightly flat. The Major 3rd and the 4th are slightly sharp. I played a conventional guitar on my earliest pieces (starting with "Early Grunge"). You can revel (or despair) in my evolution (why does it take so long?). Or is it devolution? I figure it's similar to how Van Gough developed his painting style. -heh I have posted some experiments on notes based on different denominators. The conventional 12 notes can be approximated with various notes from the denominators 2,3,4,6 & 9.
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Jazz Free Jazz
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Peak #392
Peak in subgenre #32
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September 18, 2004
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MP3 2.1 MB 128 kbps 0:00
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How do I know where to press? Ok, I cheat and put dabs of liquid paper and color code them. There is potential to create quite a few 2 note chords and maybe some decent 3 note chords, but I wanted to have some fun before buckling down. Actually, I think I will explore different denominator combinations before returning to this combination. Some dizzifying info: If the strings are tuned [root, 7/6, 8/6, 9/6, 10/6 & 11/6], the pitch relationship between 7/6 & 8/6 is 8/7, and between 8/6 & 9/6 is 9/8, between 9/6 and 10/6 is 10/9, and between 10/6 & 11/6 is 11/10...So, while each of the strings are related to the root by 6ths, the relationship between two adjacent strings changes from 7/6 to 8/7 to 9/8 to 10/9 to 11/10!!! cool, huh??? Is your head spinning yet???
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