root position triads on generalized scalatron

Hi George,

I've asked you this before, but I can't find the
answer in my e-mail log: how do you finger major
and minor triads in root position on your
scalatron (LH and RH)?

Thanks,

-Carl

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Carl Lumma <ekin@l...> wrote:
> Hi George,
>
> I've asked you this before, but I can't find the
> answer in my e-mail log: how do you finger major
> and minor triads in root position on your
> scalatron (LH and RH)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Carl

It depends on the tuning. If the key for the 3rd of the chord is not
displaced very much in the y-direction, or if it is located in the +y
direction, then:

RH: 1-3-5
LH: 5-3-1

If the 3rd of the chord is located some distance in the -y direction,
then:

RH: 2-1-5
LH: 5-1-2
(by crossing the thumb under the index finger)

--George

>> Hi George,
>>
>> I've asked you this before, but I can't find the
>> answer in my e-mail log: how do you finger major
>> and minor triads in root position on your
>> scalatron (LH and RH)?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -Carl
>
>It depends on the tuning.

Sorry, I should have said I'm curious about the
image I have from you here, which is 31-tET.

//
>If the 3rd of the chord is located some distance in the
>-y direction, then:
>
>RH: 2-1-5
>LH: 5-1-2
>(by crossing the thumb under the index finger)

I assume 31-tET's minor triads qualify here?

Thanks!

-Carl

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Carl Lumma <ekin@l...> wrote:
> >> Hi George,
> >>
> >> I've asked you this before, but I can't find the
> >> answer in my e-mail log: how do you finger major
> >> and minor triads in root position on your
> >> scalatron (LH and RH)?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> -Carl
> >
> >It depends on the tuning.
>
> Sorry, I should have said I'm curious about the
> image I have from you here, which is 31-tET.
>
> //
> >If the 3rd of the chord is located some distance in the
> >-y direction, then:
> >
> >RH: 2-1-5
> >LH: 5-1-2
> >(by crossing the thumb under the index finger)
>
> I assume 31-tET's minor triads qualify here?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Carl

Those can be done either way, but I usually play them without
crossing the thumb under.

--George

>> >> I've asked you this before, but I can't find the
>> >> answer in my e-mail log: how do you finger major
>> >> and minor triads in root position on your
>> >> scalatron (LH and RH)?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >
>> >It depends on the tuning.
>>
>> Sorry, I should have said I'm curious about the
>> image I have from you here, which is 31-tET.
>>
>> >If the 3rd of the chord is located some distance in the
>> >-y direction, then:
>> >
>> >RH: 2-1-5
>> >LH: 5-1-2
>> >(by crossing the thumb under the index finger)
>>
>> I assume 31-tET's minor triads qualify here?
>
>Those can be done either way, but I usually play them without
>crossing the thumb under.

So 1-3-5 (and 5-3-1), curling the 3 and playing Eb with your
knuckle?

-Carl

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Carl Lumma <ekin@l...> wrote:
> >> >> I've asked you this before, but I can't find the
> >> >> answer in my e-mail log: how do you finger major
> >> >> and minor triads in root position on your
> >> >> scalatron (LH and RH)?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >
> >> >It depends on the tuning.
> >>
> >> Sorry, I should have said I'm curious about the
> >> image I have from you here, which is 31-tET.
> >>
> >> >If the 3rd of the chord is located some distance in the
> >> >-y direction, then:
> >> >
> >> >RH: 2-1-5
> >> >LH: 5-1-2
> >> >(by crossing the thumb under the index finger)
> >>
> >> I assume 31-tET's minor triads qualify here?
> >
> >Those can be done either way, but I usually play them without
> >crossing the thumb under.
>
> So 1-3-5 (and 5-3-1), curling the 3 and playing Eb with your
> knuckle?
>
> -Carl

No, curing the 3 and playing Eb with the fingertip. Not much curing
required, really, since Eb is only -3 positions along the sequence of
fifth-generators from C.

--George

>> >> >> I've asked you this before, but I can't find the
>> >> >> answer in my e-mail log: how do you finger major
>> >> >> and minor triads in root position on your
>> >> >> scalatron (LH and RH)?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >
>> >> >It depends on the tuning.
>> >>
>> >> Sorry, I should have said I'm curious about the
>> >> image I have from you here, which is 31-tET.
>> >>
>> >> >If the 3rd of the chord is located some distance in the
>> >> >-y direction, then:
>> >> >
>> >> >RH: 2-1-5
>> >> >LH: 5-1-2
>> >> >(by crossing the thumb under the index finger)
>> >>
>> >> I assume 31-tET's minor triads qualify here?
>> >
>> >Those can be done either way, but I usually play them without
>> >crossing the thumb under.
>>
>> So 1-3-5 (and 5-3-1), curling the 3 and playing Eb with your
>> knuckle?
>>
>> -Carl
>
>No, curing the 3 and playing Eb with the fingertip. Not much curing
>required, really, since Eb is only -3 positions along the sequence of
>fifth-generators from C.
>
>--George

Thanks. Got it.

-Carl