Alissa
There were many cards who I considered (10 of Cups comes to mind, 4 of Swords) but decided against adding to my "musical" pile.
When the placement of the Cups/Swords/Wands (no musical Pents) looked more sculptural/artchitectural to my eye in how they were placed in the card, I set the card aside.
However, the 10 of Cups does look like a very simple little melody too :
C - D - C - E - F - F - E - C - D - C
It's a catchy tune, that one, now that I try it out.
I've resorted to playing all the tunes in C minor, as I find the minor key suits this deck more appropriately than the major key. And if ever there were a deck suited to a minor key, it would have to be the Vargo Gothic.
I approached transcribing it as using the key of C (for sheer ease) and I often choose to see the first "note" as Middle C, just as a way to start placing the melody into a tune.
However, if one was tempted or curious, they could easily transpose these into another key. And, if some more rhythm is added to the melodies, they start to dress up nicely.....
When the placement of the Cups/Swords/Wands (no musical Pents) looked more sculptural/artchitectural to my eye in how they were placed in the card, I set the card aside.
However, the 10 of Cups does look like a very simple little melody too :
C - D - C - E - F - F - E - C - D - C
It's a catchy tune, that one, now that I try it out.
I've resorted to playing all the tunes in C minor, as I find the minor key suits this deck more appropriately than the major key. And if ever there were a deck suited to a minor key, it would have to be the Vargo Gothic.
I approached transcribing it as using the key of C (for sheer ease) and I often choose to see the first "note" as Middle C, just as a way to start placing the melody into a tune.
However, if one was tempted or curious, they could easily transpose these into another key. And, if some more rhythm is added to the melodies, they start to dress up nicely.....