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To some extent they should have some similar properties since a fourth is basically the inverse of a fifth (modulo an octave). In theory you should also be able
by contravariant 5y ago
To some extent they should have some similar properties since a fourth is basically the inverse of a fifth (modulo an octave). In theory you should also be able to shift a tetrachord on an instrument tuned in fourths you'll just go the other way and be off by an octave.
- klodolph 5y agoBeing off by an octave is pretty important for melodic lines, which is usually how the violin is used… so while you can translate chords from tuning in fifths to fourths or vice versa, in my experience, you need to relearn to play if you're doing melodies.
- kazinator 5y agoIf you go the other way, the tetrachords share a note: C D E F, G A B C Swap these: G A B {C} D E F So, tuning by fourths, it lines up, indeed, when we take into account the shared note, e.g. these two L-shaped tetrachord patterns: D - E F D - E F C + A - B C = A - B{C} G G Or: E F E F C - D + B C = B{C}- D G - A G - A