2 of X: music is variations on twelve notes
Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager
2 of x
Ok, so the hardest part about writing music I’ve already done for this new piece, composing the actual notes.
The English language is essentially variations on 26 letters, while most music is essentially variations on 12 notes in a scale.
And most music is variations on 3 notes in a chord on a 12 note musical scale.
A 4 part hymn is essentially variations on a 3 note chord, with the bass emphasizing a specific note in a chord, 1 octave lower than the main chord.
It’s not yet 5 AM and I’m still having my first cup of super strong black coffee, but hopefully my distilled musings above will resonate will alert thinkers.
Picture below of the essential notes and meandering chord changes.
Again, everything shown here is simply variations of 3 note chords, with the bass usually emphasizing one of the 3 notes in the main chord, but an octave lower.
Oh, in this case in the photo, red notes are flat, meaning 1 semitone down in the 12 note scale.
Easier for me to read the notes.
The “Z” squiggles are rests, or pauses, where no sounds are played.