What is the Difference between a Banjo and a Harley-Davidson Motorcycle? Answer: You Can Tune the Harley

Year: 1998 Authors: Daniel Fitzgerald

Core claim

Fretted tuning and diminished chords can be understood mathematically, using rational versus irrational tuning and a cyclic-group model of the twelve-tone scale.

Topics

music tuning, chord theory, cultural symbolism, twelve-tone scale

Domains

number theory, group theory, cyclic groups, music, visual symbolism, cross-cultural imagery

Methods

tuning comparison, group-theoretic model, symbolic interpretation

Media

fretted instrument, banjo, cover illustration

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