Augmented tuning explained
An augmented tuning is a musical tuning system for musical instruments that is associated with augmented triads, that is a root note, a major third, and an augmented fifth. The augmented fifth is constructed by stacking the major third with another major third. Consequently, all of the intervals are major thirds.
Augmented tunings are used for stringed instruments, especially guitars, and for wind instruments. For guitars, augmented tunings are called major thirds tunings.
Instruments
Guitar
See main article: Major thirds tuning.
Major-thirds (M3) tunings are unconventional open tunings, in which the open strings form an augmented triad; in M3 tunings, the augmented fifth replaces the perfect fifth of the major triad of conventional open-tunings. Consequently M3 tunings are also called (open) augmented-fifth tunings (in French "La guitare #5, majeure quinte augmentée").[1] Unfortunately, the open augmented-chord sounds dissonant to audiences who are accustomed to standard tuning.
Wind
For a diatonic wind instrument (such as a harmonica or accordion), the blow notes repeat a sequence of
C E G♯(perhaps shifted to begin with E♭ or with G) and draw notes follow a repeating sequence of
E♭ G Bthough perhaps with a different initial sequence.
For example:
| hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| blow note | C | E | G | C | E | G | C | E | G | C | E | G |
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| draw note | E | G | B | E | G | B | E | G | B | E | G | B | |
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See also
References
- Web site: Ole. Kirkeby. 1 March 2012. Major thirds tuning. 10 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130206115249/http://v3p0.m3guitar.com/html/tuning.html. 2013-02-06. m3guitar.com. cited by and .
- Web site: The major 3rd tuning. Ralph. Patt. Ralph Patt. ralphpatt.com. Ralph Patt's jazz web page. 14 April 2008. 10 June 2012. cited by and .
- Tuning in thirds: A new approach to playing leads to a new kind of guitar . Jonathon . Peterson . Tacoma WA. American Lutherie: The Quarterly Journal of the Guild of American Luthiers . The Guild of American Luthiers . 1041-7176 . Number 72 . Winter . 2002 . 9 October 2012 . 36–43 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111021185726/http://www.luth.org/backissues/al69-72/al72.htm . 21 October 2011 .
- Book: Sethares, Bill. 2001. Regular tunings. Alternate tuning guide. William Sethares. 52–67. University of Wisconsin; Department of Electrical Engineering. Madison, Wisconsin. 19 May 2012.
- Web site: Alternate tuning guide. William A.. Sethares. William Sethares. 18 May 2012. University of Wisconsin; Department of Electrical Engineering. Madison, Wisconsin. 8 December 2012.
Notes and References
- Web site: Sommaire du site musical (French: Summary of the musical site). Patrick. Zemb. 15 August 2007. 29 August 2012. English machine-translation. https://web.archive.org/web/20130624150331/http://zemb.patrick.pagesperso-orange.fr/jm.somm.html. 24 June 2013. dead.
