Chords of 31 Equal Temperament
Many chords of 31-et are discussed in the article on septimal meantone temperament. Chords not discussed there include the neutral thirds triad ( Play), which might be written C-E-G, C-D-G or C-F-G, and the Orwell tetrad, which is C-E-F-B.
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