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<jats:p>This paper introduces a genetic algorithm method for adaptive tuning of chord sequences. The algorithm retains the tunings of common tones from previous chords, and adjusts the tunings of the other notes. The genetic algorithm method avoids problems associated with simpler enumerative, greedy, and distributive tuning strategies. The paper gives results for several musical examples using several different error measures, with extended results for minimizing the worst tuning error among harmonic thirds and fifths.</jats:p>