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The Tristan Chord - And Why it Matters

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On Wagner's Tristan Chord, as featured in his opera, Tristan und Isolde Mentioned Works: Wagner - Tristan und Isolde Mozart - Don Giovanni Rossini - The ...

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Minor Seven Flat Five, Tristan Chord

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Tuning Map

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S6
S5
S4
S3
S2
S1

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D#
G#
C#
F#
A#
D#

-12
E
A
D
G
B
E

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F
A#
D#
G#
C
F

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F#
B
E
A
C#
F#

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C
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C#
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D#
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