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Stu -> how long is a P....iece of string? (Apr. 18 2008 12:42:34)

Hi guys,
So I've always wondered.... what came first the string pitch or the chord shapes?? is there any rule how stringed instruments are tuned and if so how long did it take to find the right pitches to allow the most chord shapes to be made?? does that make sense or am I smoking too much??



Stu



Ailsa -> RE: how long is a iece of string? (Apr. 18 2008 12:55:24)

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ORIGINAL: Manzmann
does that make sense or am I smoking too much??



Yep your brain cells are being killed off by the weed. And also the letter p on your keyboard - look at the subject of this post! [:D][:D]



Pimientito -> RE: how long is a iece of string? (Apr. 18 2008 13:40:13)

The chord shapes came first...then people started experimenting with string pitches until those chord shapes started to sound like music.
This ancient system of learning chord shapes was demonstrated on "Friends" at the Phoebe Buffay school of guitar. Edventually chords such as "Iceberg" and "Bear Claw" became G sharp and A major!![:D][:D]



Ricardo -> RE: how long is a P....iece of string? (Apr. 18 2008 22:34:24)

It started with keyboard instruments first, I mean the thing with chords. Read about Tempered tuning and tuning systems. Basically first there was modal music, you have ONE chord or mode and the notes or pitches relate to the fundamental drone or tonic. Well tempered and equal tempered tunings allowed for harmonies (chords) to be used that could change from one modal center to another (without retuning or picking up a different tuned instrument). Basically, before well temp tuning, you could never change keys in one song on one instrument.



Stu -> RE: how long is a P....iece of string? (Apr. 19 2008 13:56:45)

Cool. thanks for replying, I guess I asked cos I've been playing stuff with alternate tunings again recently and it always gets me thinking about the shapes and chords you get with these tunings. Thanks for your reply Ricardo but the words tonic and modal and drone etc always confuse me I know very little about theory.

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Read about Tempered tuning and tuning systems


I'll check it out

Thanks

stu



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