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 Re: Understanding Chromatic Tuner Readings
Author: JohnP 
Date:   2018-10-21 12:56

The left arrow is the major third, the right arrow the minor third. The salesperson was wrong. Imagine you are playing the the third in a B flat major chord in the orchestra, on the Bb clarinet you would be playing an E obviously, if the B flat an F are played at a pitch with the needle centred the left arrow will give you the correct pitch for your E, the major third.
You can try the following also. With your right hand play the fifth B flat and F on a keyboard while at the same time playing E on the Bb clarinet and adjusting your note downwards to get to the sweet spot where the chord sounds in tune. Now compare your note with the keyboard D, there should be a noticeable difference.
Similarly the right arrow will give you the correct pitch for the minor third in a chord. In a minor chord there is a major third between the 3rd and the 5th so as you can’t bring down the 5th you need to narrow the major 3rd interval by sharpening the third, hope that makes sense.
I’m sure most people on this forum know to bring down the major third in a chord and sharpen a minor third so I hope this post doesn’t come across as patronising but just brings clarity.

John
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