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Dynamic diatonic instrument

  • US 8,822,803 B2
  • Filed: 09/11/2013
  • Issued: 09/02/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A musical instrument comprising buttons for playing notes comprising:

  • buttons arranged in an isomorphic layout consisting of rows and columns;

    a layout format selector to select a layout from the group consisting of a diatonic layout of the buttons, wherein a certain diatonic scale in a certain key is selected and wherein each row consists of consecutive notes of said scale in said key, and a chromatic layout of the buttons, wherein each row consists of consecutive notes of the chromatic scale;

    a key selector to select said certain key; and

    a scale selector to select said certain diatonic scale.

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