Overtone Flute Arranger
Adapt melodies for overtone flute. The tool analyses the notes and finds the best transposition for your instrument.
The seljefløyte is a Norwegian overtone flute that plays natural harmonics. Similar instruments are found all over the world, especially in Europe: kalyuka, koncovka, fujara and pitkähuilu. The tool works for all of these.
An overtone flute can only play the notes of its own natural harmonic series. Notes that fall in between are moved to the nearest one it can sound, and the match score shows how well your tune fits.
See also the overtone flute calculator, which calculates pitch and cutoff length for overtone flutes.
Melody
How to write ABC notation?
| Element | ABC syntax | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Notes | C D E F G A B | Octave 4 (uppercase) |
| High octave | c d e f g a b | Octave 5 (lowercase) |
| Octave change | C, c’ | Comma = down, apostrophe = up |
| Length | C2 C/ C3/2 | Double, half, dotted |
| Rest | z z2 | Rest (same length as notes) |
| Bar lines | | |: :| |] | Normal, repeat, end |
| Accidentals | ^C _B =F | Sharp, flat, natural |
| Key | K:D K:Am | D major, A minor |
Using notation software? MuseScore can export ABC via the ABC plugin. Other programs (Sibelius, Dorico, Finale) can export MusicXML, which you can convert to ABC at xml2abc.net.
The tunes come from my sheet music archive. You'll find more there.
Drag MIDI file here, or choose a file below
The MIDI file must be monophonic (one voice/melody). Do you have notes as a PDF? Open them in MuseScore (free) and export as MIDI.
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Adaptation result
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Adapted for overtone flute
Overtone tablature
The tablature shows each note to play, with partial number (which overtone), end hole position and cent deviation from equal temperament. The partial number indicates how hard to blow. Low numbers (2–4) need gentle air, high numbers (8–16) need stronger breath.
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Want to build the flute yourself? See the overtone flute calculator →
