basics · waves and the studio · lesson 10harmonics up close
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listennext: the harmonic series
empty so far
nothing in it yet. this lesson adds the lead
listen120 bpm
a, then a an octave up
tap one to hear ita, 220 hz

Remember the octave: same note, twice as fast. That's the first harmonic above any note. The next one is three times as fast, and if you bring that down an octave you get a note called the fifth. Tap through these two and keep the octave in your ear.

Every note you've played already has its octave and its fifth quietly ringing inside it. That's why those two always sound at home next to it.

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