Harmonic Polyrhythms like 5:3

Harmonic polyrhythmic 7:5:3 metronome

Who is this page for?

Anyone interested in polyrhythms and the harmonic series - composers, mathematicians, or just for fun.

What are they?

In these harmonic polyrhythms, the pitches are related to each other in the same way as the rhythms. For the normal polyrhythms, then the pitches are all in the harmonic series, and all the rhythms use the same bar size, which is the 1/1 of the harmonic series.

Harmonic polyrhythmic 5:3 metronome with buzz roll effect

Harmonic polyrhythmic 5:3 metronome

5:3:2 polyrhythm playing 5th 3rd and 2nd harmonics

Harmonic polyrhythmic 5:3 metronome with pitches reduced to Octave

Harmonic polyrhythmic 3:2 metronome

Harmonic polyrhythmic 7:5:3:2 metronome

7:8 + 4:3 + 5:6 + 6:7 + 5:9 + 8:9 + 7:9 cycle of harmonic polyrhythms

buzz roll effect for 7:8 + 4:3 + 5:6 + 6:7 + 5:9 + 8:9 + 7:9 cycle of harmonic polyrhythms

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Play these rhythms and animations at any tempo with Bounce Metronome

You can use Bounce Metronome Pro to practise these and many more rhythms at any tempo, including changing tempo. To find out more see Harmonic Polyrhythms.