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'''5/9-comma meantone''' is a tuning of meantone where the [[3/2|fifth]] is flattened by 5/9 of the [[81/80|syntonic comma]], producing a fifth of 690.007 cents. This is approximated well by [[40edo]], using the 40c val.
'''5/9-comma meantone''' is a tuning of meantone where the [[3/2|fifth]] is flattened by 5/9 of the [[81/80|syntonic comma]], producing a fifth of 690.007 cents. This is approximated well by [[40edo]], using the 40c val.


The most accurate choice for extending 5/9-comma meantone into the [[7-limit]] or [[11-limit]] is the [[flattertone]] temperament.
The most accurate choice for extending 5/9-comma meantone into the [[7-limit]] or [[11-limit]] is [[flattertone]] temperament.


[[Category:Meantone]]
[[Category:Meantone]]