Add 12 example scripts showcasing pytheory features

- circle_of_fifths.py — visualize keys around the circle
- chord_identifier.py — identify chords from notes and fingerings
- key_explorer.py — explore keys, signatures, progressions, borrowed chords
- temperament_comparison.py — compare equal, Pythagorean, and meantone
- chord_tension.py — analyze tension, consonance, and voice leading
- world_scales.py — scales from 6 musical traditions
- fretboard_explorer.py — instruments, tunings, capo transposition
- midi_converter.py — MIDI ↔ note ↔ frequency reference
- progression_writer.py — famous progressions, Nashville numbers, random generation
- interval_trainer.py — interval names, songs, and consonance ranking
- overtone_series.py — harmonics and why chords sound good
- key_detection.py — detect keys from melodies and chord progressions

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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"""Identify chords from notes or guitar fingerings."""
from pytheory import Chord, Fretboard
print("=== Chord Identification from Notes ===")
print()
test_chords = [
("C", "E", "G"),
("A", "C", "E"),
("G", "B", "D", "F"),
("D", "F#", "A"),
("Bb", "D", "F"),
("E", "G#", "B"),
("C", "Eb", "Gb"),
("C", "G"),
("C", "F", "G"),
("C", "D", "G"),
]
for notes in test_chords:
chord = Chord.from_tones(*notes)
name = chord.identify() or "Unknown"
print(f" {', '.join(notes):20s}{name}")
print()
print("=== Chord Identification from Guitar Fingerings ===")
print()
fb = Fretboard.guitar()
# Common guitar chord shapes
shapes = [
("Open C", (0, 1, 0, 2, 3, 0)),
("Open G", (3, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3)),
("Open D", (2, 3, 2, 0, 0, 0)),
("Open Am", (0, 1, 2, 2, 0, 0)),
("Open Em", (0, 0, 0, 2, 2, 0)),
("Barre F", (1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 1)),
("Power E5", (0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0)),
]
for label, positions in shapes:
f = fb.fingering(*positions)
name = f.identify() or "Unknown"
print(f" {label:12s} {f}{name}")
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"""Analyze harmonic tension and resolution across chords."""
from pytheory import Chord
print("Chord Tension Analysis")
print("=" * 70)
print()
print(f"{'Chord':>20s} {'Tension':>8s} {'Harmony':>8s} {'Dissonance':>11s} {'Notes'}")
print(f"{'' * 20} {'' * 8} {'' * 8} {'' * 11} {'' * 15}")
chords = [
# Stable chords
"C", "Am",
# Moderate tension
"Dm7", "Cmaj7",
# High tension
"G7", "Bdim",
# Extended
"Am7", "Cmaj9",
]
for name in chords:
chord = Chord.from_name(name)
t = chord.tension
tones = " ".join(tone.name for tone in chord.tones)
print(
f"{name:>20s} {t['score']:>8.2f} {chord.harmony:>8.4f}"
f" {chord.dissonance:>11.4f} {tones}"
)
# Show the V7 → I resolution
print()
print("" * 70)
print()
print("The V7 → I resolution (the strongest pull in tonal music):")
print()
g7 = Chord.from_name("G7")
c = Chord.from_name("C")
print(f" G7 (dominant): tension={g7.tension['score']:.2f} "
f"tritones={g7.tension['tritones']} "
f"dominant_function={g7.tension['has_dominant_function']}")
print(f" C (tonic): tension={c.tension['score']:.2f} "
f"tritones={c.tension['tritones']} "
f"dominant_function={c.tension['has_dominant_function']}")
print()
print("Voice leading (G7 → C):")
for src, dst, motion in g7.voice_leading(c):
direction = "" if motion > 0 else "" if motion < 0 else "="
print(f" {src.name:3s}{dst.name:3s} ({direction} {abs(motion)} semitones)")
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"""Visualize the circle of fifths with key signatures."""
from pytheory import Tone, Key
c = Tone.from_string("C4", system="western")
print("╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗")
print("║ THE CIRCLE OF FIFTHS ║")
print("╠══════════════════════════════════════════════╣")
print("║ Key Sig Accidentals ║")
print("╠══════════════════════════════════════════════╣")
for tone in c.circle_of_fifths():
key = Key(tone.name, "major")
sig = key.signature
relative = key.relative
if sig["sharps"]:
mark = f'{sig["sharps"]}#'
elif sig["flats"]:
mark = f'{sig["flats"]}b'
else:
mark = "--"
accidentals = ", ".join(sig["accidentals"]) if sig["accidentals"] else "none"
print(f"{tone.name:3s} {mark:3s} {accidentals:20s} rel: {relative.tonic_name} {relative.mode:5s}")
print("╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝")
# Show that 12 fifths returns to the start
print()
print("Proof: 12 perfect fifths cycle through all 12 tones")
names = [t.name for t in c.circle_of_fifths()]
print(f" {''.join(names)}{names[0]}")
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"""Explore instruments, tunings, and chord fingerings."""
from pytheory import Fretboard, CHARTS
# ── Compare Instruments ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
print("Instrument Tunings")
print("=" * 55)
instruments = [
("Guitar (standard)", Fretboard.guitar()),
("Guitar (drop D)", Fretboard.guitar("drop d")),
("Guitar (open G)", Fretboard.guitar("open g")),
("Guitar (DADGAD)", Fretboard.guitar("dadgad")),
("Bass", Fretboard.bass()),
("Ukulele", Fretboard.ukulele()),
("Mandolin", Fretboard.mandolin()),
("Violin", Fretboard.violin()),
("Banjo", Fretboard.banjo()),
("Bouzouki (Irish)", Fretboard.bouzouki()),
]
for name, fb in instruments:
tuning = " ".join(t.full_name for t in fb.tones)
print(f" {name:22s} {tuning}")
# ── Guitar Chord Chart ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
print()
print("Guitar Chord Chart (standard tuning)")
print("=" * 55)
fb = Fretboard.guitar()
chart = CHARTS["western"]
for chord_name in ["C", "G", "D", "Am", "Em", "F", "A", "E", "Dm", "G7", "C7", "Am7"]:
f = chart[chord_name].fingering(fretboard=fb)
print(f" {chord_name:5s} {f}")
# ── Capo Magic ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
print()
print("Capo Transposition")
print("=" * 55)
print(" Playing open chord shapes with a capo changes the key:")
print()
open_shapes = ["C", "G", "D", "Am", "Em"]
for capo_fret in range(1, 6):
fb_capo = Fretboard.guitar(capo=capo_fret)
results = []
for shape in open_shapes:
f = chart[shape].fingering(fretboard=fb_capo)
actual = f.identify() or "?"
results.append(f"{shape}{actual.split()[0]}")
print(f" Capo {capo_fret}: {', '.join(results)}")
# ── Same Chord on Different Instruments ─────────────────────────────────
print()
print("C Major on Different Instruments")
print("=" * 55)
c_chord = chart["C"]
for name, fb in [("Guitar", Fretboard.guitar()),
("Ukulele", Fretboard.ukulele()),
("Mandolin", Fretboard.mandolin()),
("Banjo", Fretboard.banjo())]:
try:
f = c_chord.fingering(fretboard=fb)
print(f" {name:12s} {f}")
except Exception:
print(f" {name:12s} (not available for this tuning)")
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"""Learn intervals — names, sounds, and relationships."""
from pytheory import Tone, Chord, Interval
c4 = Tone.from_string("C4", system="western")
# ── Interval Reference ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
print("Interval Reference (from C4)")
print("=" * 70)
print()
print(f"{'Semitones':>10s} {'Note':>5s} {'Interval Name':>18s} {'Sound / Song'}")
print(f"{'' * 10} {'' * 5} {'' * 18} {'' * 30}")
songs = {
0: "Same note",
1: "Jaws",
2: "Happy Birthday",
3: "Greensleeves",
4: "Here Comes the Sun",
5: "Here Comes the Bride",
6: "The Simpsons",
7: "Star Wars (main theme)",
8: "Love Story",
9: "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean",
10: "Somewhere (West Side Story)",
11: "Take On Me (chorus)",
12: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow",
}
for semitones in range(13):
tone = c4 + semitones
name = c4.interval_to(tone)
song = songs.get(semitones, "")
print(f"{semitones:>10d} {tone.name:>5s} {name:>18s} {song}")
# ── Interval Constants ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
print()
print("Interval Constants (pytheory.Interval)")
print("=" * 40)
constants = [
("UNISON", Interval.UNISON),
("MINOR_SECOND", Interval.MINOR_SECOND),
("MAJOR_SECOND", Interval.MAJOR_SECOND),
("MINOR_THIRD", Interval.MINOR_THIRD),
("MAJOR_THIRD", Interval.MAJOR_THIRD),
("PERFECT_FOURTH", Interval.PERFECT_FOURTH),
("TRITONE", Interval.TRITONE),
("PERFECT_FIFTH", Interval.PERFECT_FIFTH),
("MINOR_SIXTH", Interval.MINOR_SIXTH),
("MAJOR_SIXTH", Interval.MAJOR_SIXTH),
("MINOR_SEVENTH", Interval.MINOR_SEVENTH),
("MAJOR_SEVENTH", Interval.MAJOR_SEVENTH),
("OCTAVE", Interval.OCTAVE),
]
for name, value in constants:
print(f" Interval.{name:16s} = {value}")
# ── Compound Intervals ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
print()
print("Compound Intervals (beyond one octave)")
print("=" * 50)
for semitones in [13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 24]:
tone = c4 + semitones
name = c4.interval_to(tone)
print(f" {semitones:2d} semitones {tone.full_name:5s} {name}")
# ── Consonance Ranking ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
print()
print("Intervals Ranked by Consonance")
print("=" * 50)
intervals = []
for semitones in range(1, 13):
tone = c4 + semitones
dyad = Chord.from_tones("C", tone.name)
name = c4.interval_to(tone)
intervals.append((dyad.harmony, dyad.dissonance, semitones, name))
# Sort by harmony score (descending)
intervals.sort(key=lambda x: x[0], reverse=True)
print(f"{'Rank':>5s} {'Interval':>18s} {'Harmony':>8s} {'Dissonance':>11s}")
print(f"{'' * 5} {'' * 18} {'' * 8} {'' * 11}")
for rank, (harmony, dissonance, _, name) in enumerate(intervals, 1):
print(f"{rank:>5d} {name:>18s} {harmony:>8.4f} {dissonance:>11.4f}")
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"""Detect the key of a melody or chord progression."""
from pytheory import Key, Chord
print("Key Detection")
print("=" * 55)
print()
# ── Detect from Melody Notes ────────────────────────────────────────────
melodies = [
("Twinkle Twinkle", ["C", "G", "A", "F", "E", "D"]),
("Happy Birthday", ["G", "A", "B", "C", "D", "F#"]),
("Yesterday", ["F", "E", "D", "C", "Bb", "A", "G"]),
("Minor melody", ["A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G"]),
("Blues lick", ["E", "G", "A", "B", "D"]),
("Chromatic fragment", ["C", "C#", "D", "D#", "E"]),
]
print("Detecting key from melody notes:")
print()
for label, notes in melodies:
key = Key.detect(*notes)
print(f" {label:22s} {', '.join(notes):30s}{key}")
# ── Detect from Chord Progression ──────────────────────────────────────
print()
print("Detecting key from chord tones:")
print()
progressions = [
("I-IV-V", [("C", "E", "G"), ("F", "A", "C"), ("G", "B", "D")]),
("Pop in G", [("G", "B", "D"), ("D", "F#", "A"), ("E", "G", "B"), ("C", "E", "G")]),
("Jazz ii-V-I", [("D", "F", "A"), ("G", "B", "D", "F"), ("C", "E", "G", "B")]),
]
for label, chord_tones in progressions:
# Collect all unique note names
all_notes = set()
for tones in chord_tones:
all_notes.update(tones)
key = Key.detect(*all_notes)
chord_names = [Chord.from_tones(*t).identify() for t in chord_tones]
print(f" {label:15s} {''.join(chord_names):40s}{key}")
# ── All 24 Keys ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
print()
print("All 24 Major and Minor Keys")
print("=" * 55)
print()
for key in Key.all_keys():
sig = key.signature
acc = ", ".join(sig["accidentals"]) if sig["accidentals"] else "none"
rel = key.relative
print(
f" {str(key):12s} "
f"{sig['sharps']}# {sig['flats']}b "
f"({acc:15s}) "
f"rel: {rel}"
)
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"""Explore a key — its chords, progressions, and relationships."""
from pytheory import Key
def explore_key(tonic, mode="major"):
key = Key(tonic, mode)
sig = key.signature
acc = ", ".join(sig["accidentals"]) or "none"
print(f"{'=' * 60}")
print(f" {key}")
print(f"{'=' * 60}")
print()
print(f" Scale: {' '.join(key.note_names)}")
print(f" Signature: {sig['sharps']} sharps, {sig['flats']} flats ({acc})")
print(f" Relative: {key.relative}")
print(f" Parallel: {key.parallel}")
print()
# Diatonic triads
print(" Diatonic Triads:")
for chord in key.scale.harmonize():
numeral = chord.analyze(tonic, mode) or "?"
print(f" {numeral:6s} {chord.identify()}")
print()
# Seventh chords
print(" Seventh Chords:")
for name in key.seventh_chords:
print(f" {name}")
print()
# Common progressions
print(" Common Progressions:")
progressions = {
"Pop": ("I", "V", "vi", "IV"),
"Blues": ("I", "IV", "V"),
"50s": ("I", "vi", "IV", "V"),
"Jazz": ("ii", "V", "I"),
}
for label, numerals in progressions.items():
chords = key.progression(*numerals)
names = [c.identify() for c in chords]
print(f" {label:8s} {''.join(numerals):20s} {''.join(names)}")
print()
# Borrowed chords
borrowed = key.borrowed_chords
if borrowed:
print(f" Borrowed from {key.parallel}:")
for chord in borrowed[:4]:
print(f" {chord.identify()}")
print()
# Explore several keys
for tonic, mode in [("C", "major"), ("G", "major"), ("A", "minor"), ("E", "major")]:
explore_key(tonic, mode)
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"""Convert between MIDI note numbers, frequencies, and note names."""
from pytheory import Tone
print("MIDI ↔ Note ↔ Frequency Reference")
print("=" * 50)
print()
print(f"{'MIDI':>5s} {'Note':>5s} {'Freq (Hz)':>10s} {'Octave':>6s}")
print(f"{'' * 5} {'' * 5} {'' * 10} {'' * 6}")
# Show all notes from C2 to C7
for midi in range(36, 97):
tone = Tone.from_midi(midi)
freq = tone.frequency
print(f"{midi:>5d} {tone.full_name:>5s} {freq:>10.2f} {tone.octave:>6d}")
# Useful reference points
print()
print("Key Reference Points:")
print(f" Lowest piano note: A0 = MIDI {Tone.from_string('A0', system='western').midi}")
print(f" Middle C: C4 = MIDI {Tone.from_string('C4', system='western').midi}")
print(f" Concert A: A4 = MIDI {Tone.from_string('A4', system='western').midi}")
print(f" Highest piano note: C8 = MIDI {Tone.from_string('C8', system='western').midi}")
# Round-trip demo
print()
print("Round-trip conversions:")
for start in ["C4", "A4", "F#3", "Bb5"]:
tone = Tone.from_string(start, system="western")
midi = tone.midi
freq = tone.frequency
from_midi = Tone.from_midi(midi)
from_freq = Tone.from_frequency(freq)
print(f" {start:4s} → MIDI {midi}{from_midi.full_name:4s} | "
f"{start:4s}{freq:.2f} Hz → {from_freq.full_name}")
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"""Explore the overtone series — nature's chord."""
from pytheory import Tone, Chord
a4 = Tone.from_string("A4", system="western")
print("The Overtone Series")
print("=" * 65)
print()
print("When you play a note, you're actually hearing many frequencies")
print("at once. The fundamental plus its integer multiples:")
print()
print(f"{'Harmonic':>9s} {'Frequency':>10s} {'Nearest Note':>13s} {'Interval from Root'}")
print(f"{'' * 9} {'' * 10} {'' * 13} {'' * 25}")
overtones = a4.overtones(16)
for i, hz in enumerate(overtones, 1):
nearest = Tone.from_frequency(hz)
if i == 1:
interval = "Fundamental"
else:
interval = a4.interval_to(nearest)
print(f"{i:>9d} {hz:>10.1f} {nearest.full_name:>13s} {interval}")
# ── Why Chords Sound Good ───────────────────────────────────────────────
print()
print("Why the Major Triad Sounds 'Natural'")
print("=" * 65)
print()
print("The first 6 harmonics contain: root, octave, 5th, 2nd octave, 3rd, 5th")
print("That's a major triad! The major chord is literally embedded in physics.")
print()
c4 = Tone.from_string("C4", system="western")
harmonics = c4.overtones(6)
harmonic_names = [Tone.from_frequency(hz).name for hz in harmonics]
unique = []
for n in harmonic_names:
if n not in unique:
unique.append(n)
print(f" First 6 harmonics of C: {', '.join(harmonic_names)}")
print(f" Unique pitch classes: {', '.join(unique)}")
print(f" C major triad: C, E, G")
print()
# ── Shared Overtones = Consonance ───────────────────────────────────────
print("Shared Overtones Between Intervals")
print("=" * 65)
print()
print("The more overtones two notes share, the more consonant they sound.")
print()
root = Tone.from_string("C4", system="western")
root_overtones = set(round(h, 1) for h in root.overtones(12))
for semitones, label in [(7, "Perfect 5th (C→G)"),
(4, "Major 3rd (C→E)"),
(5, "Perfect 4th (C→F)"),
(3, "Minor 3rd (C→Eb)"),
(6, "Tritone (C→F#)"),
(1, "Minor 2nd (C→C#)")]:
other = root + semitones
other_overtones = set(round(h, 1) for h in other.overtones(12))
shared = root_overtones & other_overtones
print(f" {label:25s} {len(shared):2d} shared overtones (of first 12)")
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"""Build and analyze chord progressions in any key."""
from pytheory import Key, Chord
def show_progression(key, numerals, label=""):
chords = key.progression(*numerals)
if label:
print(f" {label}")
print(f" Key: {key}")
print(f" Progression: {' '.join(numerals)}")
print()
for numeral, chord in zip(numerals, chords):
t = chord.tension
print(
f" {numeral:6s} {chord.identify():20s} "
f"tension={t['score']:.2f} "
f"{'*** DOMINANT ***' if t['has_dominant_function'] else ''}"
)
print()
# ── Famous Progressions ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
print("Famous Chord Progressions")
print("=" * 65)
print()
key_c = Key("C", "major")
show_progression(key_c, ("I", "V", "vi", "IV"),
"The Pop Progression (Let It Be, No Woman No Cry, Someone Like You)")
show_progression(key_c, ("I", "vi", "IV", "V"),
"The 50s Progression (Stand By Me, Every Breath You Take)")
show_progression(key_c, ("ii", "V", "I"),
"Jazz iiVI (the backbone of jazz harmony)")
show_progression(key_c, ("I", "IV", "V", "I"),
"The Three-Chord Trick (blues, rock, country)")
# ── Same Progression in Different Keys ──────────────────────────────────
print("" * 65)
print()
print("I V vi IV in every key:")
print()
for tonic in ["C", "G", "D", "A", "E", "F", "Bb", "Eb"]:
key = Key(tonic, "major")
chords = key.progression("I", "V", "vi", "IV")
names = [c.identify() for c in chords]
print(f" {tonic} major: {''.join(names)}")
# ── Nashville Number System ─────────────────────────────────────────────
print()
print("" * 65)
print()
print("Nashville Number System:")
print(" (Same thing as Roman numerals, but with integers)")
print()
key_g = Key("G", "major")
chords = key_g.nashville(1, 5, 6, 4)
names = [c.identify() for c in chords]
print(f" G major: 1 5 6 4 → {''.join(names)}")
# ── Random Progression Generator ────────────────────────────────────────
print()
print("" * 65)
print()
print("Random 8-bar progressions:")
print()
for _ in range(3):
key = Key("C", "major")
chords = key.random_progression(8)
names = [c.identify().split()[0] for c in chords] # Just root names
print(f" | {' | '.join(names)} |")
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"""Compare equal, Pythagorean, and meantone temperaments."""
import math
from pytheory import Tone
a4 = Tone.from_string("A4", system="western")
print("Temperament Comparison")
print("=" * 75)
print()
print(f"{'Note':>5s} {'Equal (Hz)':>12s} {'Pythag (Hz)':>12s} {'Meantone (Hz)':>14s} {'P diff':>8s} {'M diff':>8s}")
print(f"{'' * 5} {'' * 12} {'' * 12} {'' * 14} {'' * 8} {'' * 8}")
for semitones in range(13):
tone = a4 + semitones
equal = tone.pitch(temperament="equal")
pyth = tone.pitch(temperament="pythagorean")
mean = tone.pitch(temperament="meantone")
# Difference in cents (1 cent = 1/100 of a semitone)
pyth_cents = 1200 * math.log2(pyth / equal) if pyth > 0 else 0
mean_cents = 1200 * math.log2(mean / equal) if mean > 0 else 0
print(
f"{tone.name:>5s} {equal:>12.3f} {pyth:>12.3f} {mean:>14.3f}"
f" {pyth_cents:>+7.1f}¢ {mean_cents:>+7.1f}¢"
)
print()
print("Key intervals to listen for:")
print()
intervals = [
(4, "Major 3rd", "Meantone is pure (5:4), equal is sharp, Pythagorean sharper still"),
(7, "Perfect 5th", "Pythagorean is pure (3:2), equal is slightly flat, meantone flatter"),
(6, "Tritone", "The 'devil's interval' — all three temperaments handle it differently"),
]
for semitones, name, note in intervals:
tone = a4 + semitones
equal = tone.pitch(temperament="equal")
pyth = tone.pitch(temperament="pythagorean")
mean = tone.pitch(temperament="meantone")
print(f" {name} ({a4.name}{tone.name}):")
print(f" Equal: {equal:.3f} Hz | Pythagorean: {pyth:.3f} Hz | Meantone: {mean:.3f} Hz")
print(f" {note}")
print()
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"""Explore scales from six musical traditions around the world."""
from pytheory import TonedScale
systems = [
("western", "C4", [
("major", "The foundation of Western tonal music"),
("minor", "Natural minor — dark and introspective"),
("harmonic minor", "Raised 7th — classical, Middle Eastern flavor"),
("dorian", "Jazz, funk, soul (So What, Scarborough Fair)"),
("mixolydian", "Blues, rock (Norwegian Wood, Sweet Home Alabama)"),
("phrygian", "Flamenco, metal (White Rabbit)"),
("lydian", "Dreamy, floating (The Simpsons theme)"),
]),
("indian", "Sa4", [
("bilawal", "Equivalent to Western major scale"),
("bhairav", "Morning raga — devotional, meditative"),
("kafi", "Equivalent to Dorian mode — romantic, earthy"),
("bhairavi", "Equivalent to Phrygian — melancholic, devotional"),
("kalyan", "Equivalent to Lydian — serene, uplifting"),
]),
("arabic", "Do4", [
("ajam", "Equivalent to Western major scale"),
("hijaz", "The quintessential 'Middle Eastern' sound"),
("bayati", "Contemplative, spiritual — most common maqam"),
("rast", "Bright, festive — the 'mother' of maqamat"),
("nahawand", "Equivalent to Western minor — melancholic"),
]),
("japanese", "C4", [
("hirajoshi", "Haunting pentatonic — koto music"),
("miyako-bushi", "Urban folk — shamisen music"),
("yo", "Bright pentatonic — folk songs, festival music"),
("in", "Dark pentatonic — court music, Buddhist chant"),
("ritsu", "Elegant pentatonic — gagaku court music"),
]),
("blues", "C4", [
("blues", "The 6-note blues scale with the 'blue note'"),
("minor pentatonic", "The backbone of rock guitar solos"),
("major pentatonic", "Bright, open — country, folk, pop"),
]),
("gamelan", "C4", [
("slendro", "5-note near-equal division — metallic, shimmering"),
("pelog", "7-note unequal — mysterious, otherworldly"),
]),
]
for system_name, tonic, scales in systems:
print(f"{'' * 65}")
print(f" {system_name.upper()}")
print(f"{'' * 65}")
ts = TonedScale(tonic=tonic, system=system_name)
for scale_name, description in scales:
try:
scale = ts[scale_name]
notes = " ".join(scale.note_names)
print(f" {scale_name:20s} {notes}")
print(f" {'':20s} {description}")
print()
except (KeyError, IndexError):
print(f" {scale_name:20s} (not available)")
print()
print(f"{'' * 65}")