Musical tuning
Terms for tuning an instrument and a systems of pitches
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Two differently tuned thirds: Just
major third
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.
And the slightly wider:
Pythagorean major third
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.
In
music
, there are two common meanings for
tuning
:
Tuning practice
, the act of tuning an instrument or voice.
Tuning systems
, the various systems of
pitches
used to tune an instrument, and their theoretical bases.