WHAT ARE BITONES?
Introduction
When a string is pressed down by the left hand onto the fingerboard, there are two pitches, the pitch on bridge side of the string which is the most often articulated, and its Bitone, which is the side facing the nut. Bitones increase in volume as the string length increases i.e: the higher the 'regular' pitch, the greater the volume and clarity of its Bitone. Bitones are most often performed pizzicato (see: PIZZICATO BITONES) but can also be performed arco (see ARCO BITONES).
Bitone Charts
The following Bitone charts are notated thus:
When a string is pressed down by the left hand onto the fingerboard, there are two pitches, the pitch on bridge side of the string which is the most often articulated, and its Bitone, which is the side facing the nut. Bitones increase in volume as the string length increases i.e: the higher the 'regular' pitch, the greater the volume and clarity of its Bitone. Bitones are most often performed pizzicato (see: PIZZICATO BITONES) but can also be performed arco (see ARCO BITONES).
Bitone Charts
The following Bitone charts are notated thus: