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porridgeraisin 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Why can't you tune your guitar? (2019)

Nit: Mostly the octave and the fifth in Indian music. Thirds aren't as much of a structural pillar.

coldtea 6 months ago [–]

Yeah, they opt for more microtonal/modal flavors.

Though yaman raga is very popular and has a regular third, while other ragas still have a third-ish note, but microtonically adjusted up/down from the major and minor variants.

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