Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] in tune - stupid thread
From: John Check (j4strngs_AT_bitless.net)
Date: Tue Dec 21 2004 - 09:18:37 EET
On Monday 20 December 2004 01:29 am, John Anderson wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-12-20 at 02:16, Christoph Eckert wrote:
> > > I think this is called "well tempered tuning".
> >
> > I know what well tempered tuning is, where it comes from, why
> > we need it and that most popular instruments are tuned in
> > this way.
>
> Most instruments these days are tuned to 12tET (12 tone Equal
> Temperament).
>
> > But what I do not know: Do guitarists tune the six strings in
> > pure tuning, or do they add some aberration to make them
> > tempered?
>
> If you tuned a guitar to a pure tuning, assuming EADGBE, you'd only be
> able to play with one chord in one key. Or maybe I IV V in one key.
>
That never stopped anybody ;)
> bye
> John
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