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In tempered tuning all chords are slightly "out", but all by the same small amount. Remember that the tempered scale is a compromise that enables us to play all chords and intervals, in all keys, with the same relative accuracy. It therefore follows that there is not one chord on the guitar that tunes absolutely pure.
What is tempered tuning?
In musical tuning, a temperament is a tuning system that slightly compromises the pure intervals of just intonation to meet other requirements. ... Tempering is the process of altering the size of an interval by making it narrower or wider than pure.
Are guitars tuned in equal tempered?
Guitars are tuned to 'equal temperament'. The basic way to understand this is that the 12 musical notes are evenly split up, which allows us to use straight frets on a guitar.
What is true temperament guitar?
True Temperament is a revolutionary new approach to the guitar's fretboard, delivering an accuracy of fret scaling like never before. True innovation combined with a dramatic new fretting technique make it possible to implement any temperament on the guitar while preserving full playability.
