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New systems:
- Arabic (Maqam): 10 maqamat (ajam, hijaz, nahawand, nikriz, saba, etc.)
with Arabic solfège tone names (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Si)
- Japanese: 6 pentatonic scales (hirajoshi, in, yo, iwato, kumoi, insen)
and 2 heptatonic scales (ritsu, ryo)
Fretboard improvements:
- Fretboard.guitar() now accepts tuning parameter
- Built-in tunings: standard, drop d, open g, open d, open e, open a,
dadgad, half step down
- Custom tuning via tuple: Fretboard.guitar(("E4", "B3", ...))
- Fretboard.bass(five_string=True) for 5-string bass
Docs:
- Add Musical Systems guide page with all 4 systems
- Add logo to docs
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
PyTheory: Music Theory for Humans
This (work in progress) library attempts to make exploring music theory approachable to humans.
True Scale -> Pitch Evaluation
>>> from pytheory import TonedScale
>>> c_minor = TonedScale(tonic='C4')['minor']
>>> c_minor
<Scale I=C4 II=D4 III=Eb4 IV=F4 V=G4 VI=Ab4 VII=Bb5 VIII=C5>
>>> c_minor[0].pitch()
523.251130601197
>>> c_minor["I"].pitch(symbolic=True)
440*2**(1/4)
>>> c_minor["tonic"].pitch(temperament='pythagorean', symbolic=True)
14080/27
Audibly play a note (or chord)
>>> from pytheory import play
play(c_minor[0], t=1_000)
Chord Fingerings for Custom Tunings
>>> from pytheory import Tone, Fretboard, CHARTS
>>> tones = (
... Tone.from_string("F2"),
... Tone.from_string("C3"),
... Tone.from_string("G3"),
... Tone.from_string("D4"),
... Tone.from_string("A5"),
... Tone.from_string("E5")
... )
>>> fretboard = Fretboard(tones=tones)
>>>
>>> c_chord = CHARTS['western']["C"]
>>> print(c_chord.fingering(fretboard=fretboard))
(0, 0, 0, 3, 3, 3)
It can also generate charts for all known chords for any instrument (accuracy to be determined!).
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