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== Half-fret bends ==
Exercises and techniques for the [[Kite Guitar]].


The fact that each 41-edo note only occurs on every other string makes certain scales awkward to play, for example scales with pythagorean or neutral 3rds. But for 5-limit or 7-limit scales of low odd-limit, it often works out that you're forced to move to the next string just about when you would want to anyway. For example, 1/1 -- 9/8 - 5/4 - 4/3 -- 3/2 - 5/3 -- 15/8 - 2/1. The double dashes indicate where you have to move up a string.
==[[Kite_Guitar_Exercises_by_Kite_Giedraitis|Exercises and techniques by Kite Giedraitis]] ==
* [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Before%20You%20Get%20Your%20Kite%20Guitar|1 Before You Get Your Kite Guitar]]
* [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Exercises%20and%20Techniques%20for%20Players|2 Exercises and Techniques for Players]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Vocal%20Exercises|2.1 Vocal Exercises]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Parallel%20Thirds|2.2 Parallel Thirds]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Half-fret%20Bends|2.3 Half-fret Bends]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#The%20Circle%20of%205ths|2.4 The Circle of 5ths]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Moving%20by%20Plain%20Minor%202nds|2.5 Moving by Plain Minor 2nds]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Leaping%20by%205ths.2C%208ves%20and%20Unisons|2.6 Leaping by 5ths, 8ves and Unisons]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Combination%20Exercises|2.7 Combination Exercises]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Alternate%20Fingering%20Techniques|2.8 Alternate Fingering Techniques]]
*** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Cross-fret%20barre|2.8.1 Cross-fret barre]]
*** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Harmonics|2.8.2 Harmonics]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Quarter-fret%20Bends.2C%20Sixth-fret%20Bends.2C%20etc.|2.9 Quarter-fret Bends, Sixth-fret Bends, etc.]]
*** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Primes%2011%20and%2013|2.9.1 Primes 11 and 13]]
* [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Exercises%20and%20Techniques%20for%20Composers%20and%20Arrangers|3 Exercises and Techniques for Composers and Arrangers]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Interesting%20Root%20Movements|3.1 Interesting Root Movements]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Harmonizing%20Chromatic%20Melodies|3.2 Harmonizing Chromatic Melodies]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Rotations%20aka%20Inversions|3.3 Rotations aka Inversions]]
*** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Motivating%20Example|3.3.1 Motivating Example]]
*** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Rotating%20an%20Interval|3.3.2 Rotating an Interval]]
*** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Rotating%20a%20Melody|3.3.3 Rotating a Melody]]
*** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Rotating%20a%20Chord|3.3.4 Rotating a Chord]]
*** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Rotating%20a%20Chord%20Progression|3.3.5 Rotating a Chord Progression]]
*** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Rotating%20an%20Entire%20Song|3.3.6 Rotating an Entire Song]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#The%20Big%20Switcheroo|3.4 The Big Switcheroo]]
** [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis#Modulation%20via%20Dim7%20Chords|3.5 Modulation via Dim7 Chords]]


There are however two problematic scenarios:
== [[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Aaron Solomon-Filer|Exercises and Techniques by Aaron Solomon-Filer]] ==
* You run out of strings. You're playing 4/3 on the top string, and you want to go up to 3/2.
* You're playing 4/3 and you want to hammer on or slide up to 3/2.


The solution to both is to move 3 frets up from 4/3 to the down-5th and do a half-fret bend. It's a good idea to practice doing accurate half-fret bends. Here are some exercises that involve playing an off-perfect interval and bending it into tune:
== Exercises and Techniques by Others ==
Guitar teachers, add your own exercises and/or techniques here, or make your own page of exercises!


1) Play a note on the 6th fret and bend it up a half-fret to make a unison with the next highest string.
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2) Same as #1, but played up the neck. Put your 4th finger far up the neck where 6 frets is not too big a stretch. Put your 1st finger 1 string up and 6 frets back. Bend the 4th finger note up.
 
3) Same as #2, but your 1st finger is 7 frets back. Bend the 1st finger note up.
 
4) Put your 1st finger on any fret. Put your 4th finger 5 frets higher on the next string up. Play as an interval, this is a down-5th. Now bend the 4th finger note up half a fret to make a good 3/2.
 
5) Put your 4th finger on any fret. Put your 1st finger 2 strings higher and 5 frets lower. This is a down-4th, so bend the higher note up half a fret.
 
6) Same as #3, but your 1st finger is only 4 frets lower to make an up-4th. Now bend the lower note up.
 
In relative tab, these exercises are unison = (+1 -6.5), 5th = (+1 +5.5) and 4th = (+2 -4.5).
 
 
== The circle of 5ths ==
 
The most common intervals for root movements are 4ths and 5ths, so it's good to practice moving by these intervals. This exercise walks you through the entire circle of 41 frets. It's for a 6-string guitar, but can be adapted to a 7- or 8-string.
 
First play the circle as a bass line:
 
Play a low Ab, 6th string 1st dot.
 
Move up a 4th to Db. In relative tab, the move is (+1 +2). This puts you on the 5th string.
 
Move up a 4th the same way to Gb. This puts you on the 4th string.
 
Move down a 5th by (-2 +1) to return to the 6th string.
 
Continue cycling through the lowest 3 strings, 6th -> 5th -> 4th -> 6th, until you reach the 4th dot.
 
Move down a 5th by leaping down 3 dots, which is (0 -12).
 
Continue as before, moving up a fret or two and cycling through the lowest 3 strings.
 
When you reach the 4th dot (or overshoot it by 1 fret), leap down as before.
 
After 5 leaps, you should return to where you started.
 
To sum up, there are three valid moves: (+1 +2), (-2 +1) and (0, -12). This exercise moves up by 4ths and down by 5ths, i.e. fourthward in the circle. The 2nd exercise moves fifthwards. Start by leaping up 3 dots from Ab to Eb. Then walk down by 1 or 2 frets, cycling through the strings 6th -> 4th -> 5th -> 6th. Once you reach the 1st dot, leap up again. The moves are (-1 -2), (+2 -1) and (0 +12).
 
Once you get the general idea, test yourself by counting the notes out loud as you go. If Ab is 0 and Db is 1, you should return to Ab just as you say "41".
 
Get to the point where you can play this 41-note bass line in under 15 seconds. The final step is to play an actual chord over each of these bass notes. It can be a v7 chord or an ^m7 chord, or any chord you want to practice. Use an open voicing for root-6 chords, a close voicing for root-4 chords, and either for root-5 chords.
 
Extra credit: to really learn your music theory, rather than counting to 41, say the actual note names:
 
Fourthwards:
 
Ab Db Gb=vF#
vB vE vA vD vG vC vF vBb=^^A
^^D ^^G ^^C ^^F ^^Bb=vvB
vvE vvA vvD vvG vvC=^B
^E ^A ^D ^G ^C ^F ^Bb ^Eb=D#
G# C# F# B E A D G C F Bb Eb Ab
 
Fifthwards:
 
Ab Eb Bb F C G D A E B F# C# G# D#=^Eb
^Bb ^F ^C ^G ^D ^A ^E ^B=vvC
vvG vvD vvA vvE vvB=^^Bb
^^F ^^C ^^G ^^D ^^A=vBb
vF vC vG vD vA vE vB vF#=Gb
Db Ab
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