tuning

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The group’s meditative yet exhilarating recording of this Californian mix Harrison’s gothic chant and ancient Asian tunings is a model for what Huang Ruo was after.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Sitting in his childhood home, strumming his guitar with increasingly strange tunings reconnected him with the way he'd first made music as a teenager.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024

Musically, Crosby stood out for his intricate vocal harmonies, unorthodox open tunings on guitar and incisive songwriting.

From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2023

In its review, Rolling Stone noted her “clear, delicately affecting vocals,” and how her “unorthodox guitar tunings create unusual, ethereal melodies of striking beauty.”

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022

The various well temperament tunings that were very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries tried to strike a balance between staying close to pure intervals and avoiding wolf intervals.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones