On Tuning A Guitar

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On Tuning A Guitar

When two notes 
slowly
approach each other
they quiver
in anticipation 
of a union.

The tremolo slows and fades 
as they become locked together,
then trembles
again as they part.

An oddity in acoustics,
'Interference beats'
helps the ear to tune.
Missed by a generation 
of app happy people
who prefer to use their eyes.

The world is your octave.

Delete the tuning app
and one day you'll hear the fridge;
slightly out of tune with the kitchen light.

And when you fluke
a fart that's in the same key
as the commercial jingle 
you'll laugh because you know.

... and who wouldn't want that?


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On Tuning A Guitar

  When two notes 
          slowly
approach each other
they quiver in anticipation
of a possible unison.
Tremolo slows and fades away
as they become locked together,
then trembles with frustration
as they once more part.

'Interference beats',
a beautiful acoustics oddity
helping the ears to tune a guitar.
Missed by a generation of smart
phone app happy people
who prefer to use their eyes instead.

    If you listen
you'll become a better musician.

The world is your octave.

Delete the tuning app from the smart phone
  (delete the smart phone from the planet)
and one day you'll hear the fridge
is slightly out of tune with the kitchen light.

Then eventually when you fluke
that one in a million fart that's in tune
with the commercial jingle you'll laugh 
         because you knew.

... and who wouldn't want that?