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Musical systems and methods

  • US 9,208,762 B1
  • Filed: 07/14/2015
  • Issued: 12/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • displaying a virtual musical instrument (VMI) on a touch-sensitive graphical user interface (GUI), the VMI including;

    a swipe region associated with an assigned chord, the swipe region having an upper swipe region and a lower swipe region; and

    one or more virtual strings crossing the swipe region, the one or more virtual strings each being associated with a note of the assigned chord;

    receiving an input corresponding to a swipe gesture across the one or more virtual strings;

    playing a chord that corresponds to an upward strum on the virtual strings in response to a detecting a swipe gesture originating in the upper swipe region; and

    playing a chord that corresponds to an downward strum along the virtual strings in response to a detecting a swipe gesture originating in the lower swipe region, wherein the played chord includes the notes associated with the swiped virtual strings.

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