Specifically, this chime is tuned to a chord (musically speaking, it's a C9 chord) often used in the vocal harmonies of doo-wop music from the 1950s. The term "doo-wop" comes from the signature background vocals of this musical style. 

To celebrate its 200th anniversary, we have tuned this spirited sounding chime to the first six notes of The Star-Spangled Banner, which was originally written in 1814 as a poem to commemorate what turned out to be the last American war against England. The words are by Francis Scott Key, an American lawyer, and the melody is by John Stafford Smith, an English composer. 

Get serene with this classic style Woodstock Chime. Serentiy Prayer and flower detail are silkscreened on its windcatcher.

This chime offers a soothing mix of tones combined with an inspirational message on the windcatcher. Create a contemplative corner in your landscape or enhance your meditation garden with this elegant, serene chime.

The tuning of our Bells of Paradise Chimes is based on an ancient system known as just intonation. This means that the frequencies at which the different tubes vibrate are related to one another by simple whole-number ratios. Tones that are related in this way produce the purest, most beautiful musical intervals. The elegant look and evocative sound of this wind chime will deeply satisfy your longing for paradise. 

This wind chime produces joyful tones reminiscent of distant church bells. It pays tribute to a period when gardens and meadows were treasured and craftsmen created decorative metalwork to adorn them. The essence of a summertime meadow is represented with the nature design of the top piece and the cast metal clappers of hummingbirds, butterflies, dragonflies and turquoise-colored beads. 

Tuned to the majestic notes of the patriotic song, "America the Beautiful," this wind chime celebrates the variety of nature around us. From butterflies to blue whales, the Earth teems with life. Areas that sustain life are called habitats, and each habitat is part of an interconnected system that makes the richness of our life on Earth possible.

Experience the inner quiet that comes from listening to the peaceful patterns of Gregorian chant. Tuned to a medieval scale, this wind chime echoes the vocal music that has been sung as a part of daily devotionals and meditation in the monasteries and churches of Western Europe for more than a thousand years. 

This wind chime is tuned to the poignant notes of the aria Sono giunta! Madre, pietosa Vergine from the opera La Forza del Destino (The Force of Destiny), by the great Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. Music and wine just seem to go together. That's why we've created a windchime that features an image of grapes burned into the wood - it celebrates one of the world's most famous winemaking regions. Dotted with lush vineyards, ancient olive groves, stone farmhouses and medieval castles, the beautiful Tuscan countryside stretches from the mountains to the sea. 

This impressive wind chime produces the lilting sounds common to many traditional Irish tunes. Its windcatcher features a stunning cloisonn-style Celtic cross rendered in metal and colored resin. Our cross incorporates a common Celtic knot design, the triquetra, whose 3 points are said to represent the sun, moon and earth. May the sounds and symbols of this windchime grace your home or garden with the ambience and music of old Ireland.

This chime is tuned to the opening minor chord of the adagio movement from the Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo, one of the most significant Spanish composers of the twentieth century. This beautiful guitar concerto is best described by Rodrigo as encapsulating "the fragrance of magnolias, the singing of birds, and the gushing of fountains." The concerto transports the listener to another place and time through the suggestion of these natural sounds. Hang this chime in your garden and let its mellow sound transport you to a state of total relaxation!

The Mongolian scale, a livelier version of the Chinese, is reminiscent of church and temple bells. The major pentatonic scale in root position in the key of A, it harmonizes nicely with the Aquarian. Genghis Khan conquered an empire unmatched in size, yet never heard chimes as lovely as these.

An original Larry Roark composition, The Aquarian mirrors the tranquil charm of an Alpine lake or stream. Its refreshing tones mix beautifully in different sizes and also blend with the Mongolian.

A musical palindrome, the Quartal scale is based on intervals of fourths and fifths. Its smooth and serene sound captivated American composers, notably Aaron Copland and Paul Hindemith, in the early twentieth century.

The Nashville®, a Music of the Spheres original composition, encompasses the complexities of the major seventh and ninth intervals of the pedal steel guitar. It evokes the serenity of a peaceful Highland Rim sunset.

The Mongolian scale, a livelier version of the Chinese, is reminiscent of church and temple bells. The major pentatonic scale in root position in the key of A, it harmonizes nicely with the Aquarian. Genghis Khan conquered an empire unmatched in size, yet never heard chimes as lovely as these.

The Balinese scale recreates the magical strains of the Indonesian gamelon, at once joyous and plaintive.

One of our most popular tunings, the major Pentatonic scale is the most widely used melodic scale in the world, dating from ancient Greece. Its pattern is familiar as the black notes of the piano keyboard. The chime contains all the notes to "Amazing Grace" as well as "The Eyes of Texas".

The distinctive tones of the Japanese scale are at once deeply soothing and provocative. Its drama complements the more light-hearted Chinese and Balinese.

An original Larry Roark composition, The Aquarian mirrors the tranquil charm of an Alpine lake or stream. Its refreshing tones mix beautifully in different sizes and also blend with the Mongolian.

The Balinese scale recreates the magical strains of the Indonesian gamelon, at once joyous and plaintive.