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Instead of detuning, one could capo on the a-fret and move everything up one fret. But then one can't change the key to D or E by capoing.
Instead of detuning, one could capo on the a-fret and move everything up one fret. But then one can't change the key to D or E by capoing.


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This arrangement travels down the neck, only to rapidly climb back up in the last two measures. The tonic should be at least 3 dots up the neck, to allow room to walk down. The melody strays from the key.
This translation travels down the neck, only to rapidly climb back up in the last two measures. The tonic should be at least 3 dots up the neck, to allow room to walk down. The melody strays from the key.


Another approach is to avoid melodic drift by allowing a pitch shift between the 2nd and 3rd chords.  
Another approach is to avoid melodic drift by allowing a pitch shift between the 2nd and 3rd chords.  
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* heptatonic
* heptatonic
* semitonal: riff #1, riff #2 lower voice, riff #2b upper voice
* semitonal: riff #1, riff #2 lower voice, riff #2b upper voice
* trientonal/fretwise: riff #1a, riff #2a & #2b lower voice
* fretwise: riff #1a, riff #2a & #2b lower voice
* microtonal
* microtonal


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=== Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack) ===
=== Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack) ===
Arranged by Kite and Athan Spathas. Absolute notation:
Translated by Kite and Athan Spathas. Absolute notation:
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  chorus:  E^m7        A^m7        Dv7        ^Gv  ^GvM7
  chorus:  E^m7        A^m7        Dv7        ^Gv  ^GvM7
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=== Bye Bye Blackbird (Ray Henderson and Mort Dixon) ===
=== Bye Bye Blackbird (Ray Henderson and Mort Dixon) ===
Arranged by Kite with input from Timmy Barnett
Translated by Kite with input from Timmy Barnett


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=== Whisper Words of Wisdom (Let It Be by the Beatles) ===
=== Whisper Words of Wisdom (Let It Be by the Beatles) ===
My just intonation arrangement of the last line of the chorus of "Let It Be" as a barbershop tag, translated to 41edo. I tried to give each of the 4 lines a fun easy melody. The 2nd to last chord is a dissonant upmajor triad, the "rub" that drives the cadence.
A translation of the last line of the chorus of "Let It Be" as a barbershop tag. I tried to give each of the 4 lines a fun easy melody. The 2nd to last chord is a dissonant upmajor triad, the "rub" that drives the cadence.


The P8 of the bass and baritone is the P1 of the lead and tenor. For 6-string and 7-string guitar, in A downmajor. The 7-string would be in high-7 tuning. The guitar duplicates the voices exactly. This arrangement omits the lead's suspension (M2 to P1) on "Be" because it doesn't work well on the guitar.  
The P8 of the bass and baritone is the P1 of the lead and tenor. For 6-string and 7-string guitar, in A downmajor. The 7-string would be in high-7 tuning. The guitar duplicates the voices exactly. I omitted the lead's suspension (M2 to P1) on "Be" because it doesn't work well on the guitar.  
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