Phil Taylor wrote: > > Bruce Olsen wrote: > > >What is the keynote? > > > >E natural with flatted 3rd is in the description, not the
> Phil Taylor > Many thanks to Phil Taykor and Jack Campin. I've lookd at few tunes so far by % of time on each note, but they seem to be quite variable within a mode. I've looked at ABCs of some tunes among the broadside ballad ones on my website. They sure liked accidentals in the 17th century. Among the 550 tunes there I only found 5 7-note minors, but many scored minor. Same for mixolydian. Most have more than 7 notes Bruce Olson -- Roots of Folk: Old British Isles popular and folk songs, tunes, broadside ballads at my website <A href="http://www.erols.com/olsonw";> Click </a> To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
