Kite Guitar translations by Aaron Wolf

Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne has a near-pentatonic (and works if done strictly pentatonic) melody. It traditionally gets harmonized with both IV and V chords, commonly embellished with a "circle" progression of chains of fifths. Translating those patterns directly requires handling of comma issues, and that can work well enough with some simple comma shifts.

But rather than simply translate from any prior arrangement, this is a new arrangement designed for the Kite Guitar. Incidentally, it would work fine to translate it to 12EDO, and that would retain some distinction.

The notable feature of this arrangement: it avoids all comma issues by sticking to only fourthward harmonies. It uses no V chord nor any chord in that direction on the chain of fifths. This allows the melody to stick to a down pentatonic scale with only these pitches: I, vII, vIII, V, vVI (plus one quick vVII embellishment).