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{{short description|Terms for tuning an instrument and a systems of pitches}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2021}} [[File:Major third on C.png|thumb|right|Two differently tuned thirds: Just [[major third]] {{audio|Just major third on C.mid|Play}}.]] [[File:Ditone on C.png|thumb|right|And the slightly wider: [[Pythagorean major third]] {{audio|Pythagorean major third on C.mid|Play}}.]] In [[music]], there are two common meanings for '''tuning''': * [[#Tuning practice|Tuning practice]], the act of tuning an instrument or voice. * [[#Tuning systems|Tuning systems]], the various systems of [[Pitch (music)|pitches]] used to tune an instrument, and their theoretical bases.
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