Paul Erlich wrote a fascinating paper on the decatonic (10-note) modes of 22-edo which relate to pajara. Pajara temperament is another lens from which to view 22-edo. Oh and interestingly, the A# turns out to be sharper than the Bb, which betrays the intuition of today’s 12-tone musicians who would think of them as the same note. So if you like jangly sounds, this is it right here. You could also treat 22-edo as a superpyth temperament, so that it has a diatonic scale just like 12-edo but with one important difference – the major thirds are much sharper and the minor thirds are much flatter. ![]() What’s most interesting is that the familiar sounds (for example major and minor chords) don’t connect to each other in the same way, such that chord progressions necessarily make surprising turns while the individual chords aren’t necessarily xenharmonic. ![]() It also sounds amazing for solo piano music. It has such a variety of sounds from the familiar to the xenharmonic. If I had to stick with one scale for the rest of my life, it would be 22-edo. Now that you know we’re talking about real alternative tunings and not DADGAD, let’s begin… 22-edo/22-tet Check out Steven James Taylor, Jute Gyte, Cryptic Ruse, MonoNeon (on bass), Paul Erlich, ilevens, Dave Fiuczynski, Jon Catler, Microtonal Guitar Duo… Oh and by the way, the title of this post was a clever ruse you can use these tunings on the guitar if you’re willing to pull out the frets and rearrange them differently on the fretboard. (By all means, if you disagree then share your favourite tunings in the comments!) These aren’t necessarily the 9 best tunings ever, since there’s no such thing. These 9 tunings are for experimenters who want to push the boundaries of their own music. ![]() It goes away when you learn that there are more than 12 notes in an octave. Ever had that musical crisis where you realise there are only 12 notes in music, and only so many combinations to use them? That crisis that nothing is original anymore and everything you have written has already been written?
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