Kai Kurosawa - Kūbo - 15 string custom string instrument

Range

G2 F#0 C#2

A#5 D4 D6

15 string in 3 zones
Treble (chords) 4 strings ascending 4ths
Bass (fretless) 5 strings ascending 4ths
Treble (melody/chords) 6 strings descending [like Stick Classic 12 melody]
The Bass (fretless) & Treble (chords) zones could be seen as a
continuous series of 4ths from F#0 to A#3(Bb3),
but that series is not used as a single zone.

C Octaves

C1 - 2 - = 2
C2 - 4 - = 4
C3 1 3 3 = 7
C4 4 1 5 =10
C5 3 - 3 = 6
C6 - - 1 = 1
—————
C+B+M =30

Treble (Chords) X/0 A#3F3 C3 G2 . . . . 2 C4 G D A . . . . . . . . . . . C3 . . . . 7 F C4 G D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 A# F C4 G . . . . C5 . . . . . . . . . . . 17 D# A# F C4 . . . . . C5 . . . . . . . . . . 22 G# D# A# F . . . . . C5

Bass (fretless) D2 A1 E1 B0 F#0 . . . C1 . E B F# C# G# . C2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C1 A E B F# C# . . C2 . . . . . . . C3 . . . . . . . . . D A E B F# . . . C2 . . . . . . . C3 . . . . . . . . G D A E B . . . . C2 . . . . . . . C3 . . . . . . . C4 G D A E . . . . . . . . . .

Treble (Melody/Chords) C#2F#2B2 E3 A3 D4 X/0 . . C3 . . . D# G# C# F# B E 2 . . . . C4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3 . . . . G# C# F# B E A 7 . . . C4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . C5 C3 . . . . . C# F# B E A D 12 . . C4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . C5 . . . . . . . F# B E A D G 17 . C4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . C5 . . . . . . . . B E A D G C6 22 C4 . . . . . . . . . . .


Map devised by David Wright	Touchboard Maps Home
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