Tunings used | Stephen Weigel

Tunings used (compositions, covers, transcriptions)

I try to get to a variety of tuning systems in my work, and consider compositions, cover songs, and transcriptions to generally comprise a rich variety of explorations. Grouping songs by tuning system here lets one try to hear the similarities and differences between them, as well as illustrating tunings that I tend to "gravitate" towards, generally for practical or triadic reasons. I would like people to be able to think of any kind of melodic or harmonic aesthetic and have them be able to then find that in my work, while realizing the cover songs will have the most normative tropes. This page is a work in progress and currently only the covers and transcriptions, excluding 12-TET, are here. Usually the tunings I use are equal temperaments (I mark these with "-TET" and you may also see "EDO" for Equal Division of the Octave), or Just Intonation (JI). Equal temperaments are listed in ascending order, JI is listed next, and other tunings last. Trivial -TET (1, 2, 3, 4, 6) aren't listed.

5-TET

Fastest balafon solo EVER?!? (Sekou Coulibaly) - transcription
America the Beautiful in EVERY TET from 1 to 24! - cover

7-TET

Microtonal Star Wars Cantina Band (The Rasa) - transcription
America the Beautiful in EVERY TET from 1 to 24! - cover

8-TET

America the Beautiful in EVERY TET from 1 to 24! - cover

9-TET

America the Beautiful in EVERY TET from 1 to 24! - cover

10-TET

Who Loves You? Me! (Elaine Walker) - cover
Love is the Catalyst (Elaine Walker) - cover
Champagne (Elaine Walker) - cover
Morphox (Elaine Walker) - cover
Tenth Planet (Elaine Walker) - cover
Ballad of Hearst and Herriman (Ventifacts) - cover
Across the Universe (Beatles) - cover
Microtonal Star Wars Cantina Band (The Rasa) - transcription
America the Beautiful in EVERY TET from 1 to 24! - cover

11-TET

Longwayaway People (Sevish) - cover
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (traditional) - cover
Microtonal Star Wars Cantina Band (The Rasa) - transcription
America the Beautiful in EVERY TET from 1 to 24! - cover

12-TET

Caftaphata (Lamplight) - transcription
Auri Luve's Harmony practices (Auri Luve) - transcription
Jacob Collier's microtonal game harmonized (Jacob Collier) - short cover
Deck the Halls (traditional) - cover
12 days of Christmas (traditional) - cover
Microtonal Star Wars Cantina Band (The Rasa) - transcription
America the Beautiful in EVERY TET from 1 to 24! - cover

13-TET

Ebb Tide (Robert Maxwell) - cover
Sean's Bits (Sevish) - cover
Don't Miss It (James Blake) - cover
12 Microtonal Etudes (V.) (Easley Blackwood) - cover
12 days of Christmas (traditional) - cover
Microtonal Star Wars Cantina Band (The Rasa) - transcription
America the Beautiful in EVERY TET from 1 to 24! - cover

14-TET

Just What I Needed (Cars) - short cover
SANTA IS BRINGING MICROTONES TO TOWN (traditional) - cover
Fluorescent Desert (Brendan Byrnes) - cover
12 days of Christmas (traditional) - cover
Microtonal Star Wars Cantina Band (The Rasa) - transcription
America the Beautiful in EVERY TET from 1 to 24! - cover

15-TET

Couples' Therapy (Jacob Barton) - cover
Mizarian Porcupine Overture (Herman Miller) - cover
Walking on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves) - short cover
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (traditional) - cover
Aquatic Ambience (David Wise) - cover
Dance of the Forest Lights (Xotla) - cover
Jingle Bells + Giant Steps (James Pierpont + John Coltrane) - short cover
Moonopolis (Sevish) - cover
Mrs. Robinson (Simon and Garfunkel) - cover
Come Sail Away (Styx) - cover
You'll Never Walk Alone (Marcus Mumford) - cover
Gamecube theme (Toru Minegishi) - short cover
You Belong With Me (Taylor Swift) - short cover
12 Microtonal Etudes (VI.) (Easley Blackwood) - cover
Just What I Needed (Cars) - short cover
I'm a Believer (Monkees) - short cover
Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - short cover
Knights of Cydonia (Muse) - transcription
Jacob Collier's microtonal game harmonized (Jacob Collier) - short cover
Red Dress EXTREME reharmonization (Sarah Brand) - cover
Fluorescent Desert (Brendan Byrnes) - cover
12 days of Christmas (traditional) - cover
Microtonal Star Wars Cantina Band (The Rasa) - transcription
America the Beautiful in EVERY TET from 1 to 24! - cover

16-TET

IN PROGRESS...