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> "But don't hold your breath for oriental tuning. I don't see any reason why that would ever catch on. ick." I can understand your personal preference. That s
by ZenoArrow 10y ago
> "But don't hold your breath for oriental tuning. I don't see any reason why that would ever catch on. ick."
I can understand your personal preference. That said, I think the ear is more adaptable than you might think, I've found myself enjoying music that employs microtones. To give one example, here's some Turkish music played on microtonal guitar:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iRsSjh5TTqI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iRsSjh5TTqI
- jdminhbg 10y agoListening to that, the microtones remind me of bends on guitar solos in popular Western music. So maybe we don't officially use them, but I think they do appear more than we might realize.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoYeah, quarter note bends are common in blues guitar, and by extension blues-rock and rock. This video gives a simple introduction to what these sound like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihZTuRmmBxA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihZTuRmmBxA As another example, honky-tonk piano can be out of tune compared to standard piano tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tack_piano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tack_piano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUP6k5xkdBU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUP6k5xkdBU There's also been some Eastern influence on the vocals of Western singers. For example, Jeff Buckley talked of being inspired by the Sufi singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Here's Jeff Buckley covering a Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58E-9ZEw-yQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58E-9ZEw-yQ
- bluetwo 10y agoSeems like they just reinvented the lute. There's a reason no one but Sting plays it.