The Music of Hindostan c15.s1.12

c15.s1.12

The tetrachord F–C. On the other hand, the fact that the four ordinals (first to fourth) are assigned in every treatise to the notes F, E, D, C, and that in line 6 the *Ṛgveda* accents are appropriated to these notes, makes it clear that the tetrachord F–C has an equal claim with that of E–B to be considered the foundation of the scale.