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The frets of a [[Kite Guitar|Kite guitar]] can of course be numbered 0 through 41. But they can also be numbered in a way that reflects the usual fret markings aka dots. This minimizes the mental effort needed to find high-numbered dots. This fret numbering system is called "counting kites".  
The frets of a [[Kite Guitar|Kite guitar]] can of course be numbered 0 through 41. But they can also be numbered in a way that reflects the usual fret markings aka dots. This minimizes the mental effort needed to find high-numbered frets. This fret numbering system is called '''KDF''' for Kite-Dot-Fret.  


There are two types of Kite guitar fretboards, even-frets and odd-frets. In the former, all or almost all of the frets are an even number of edosteps from the nut. In the latter, it's an odd number. The even-fret layout is for isomorphic tunings and the odd-frets layout is for open tunings. This fret numbering system is for even-frets fretboards only.  
There are two types of Kite guitar fretboards, even-frets and odd-frets. In the former, all or almost all of the frets are an even number of edosteps from the nut. In the latter, it's an odd number. The even-fret layout is for isomorphic tunings and the odd-frets layout is for open tunings. KDF numbering is for even-frets fretboards only.  
 
{| class="wikitable right-1 center-2 center-3 center-4 left-5 left-6"
On an even-frets Kite guitar, every 4th fret is marked with either a single dot, a double dot or a triple dot. The 41 frets have 10 marked frets that are single-double-triple-single-double-triple-single-double-triple-single. This makes it easy to label chord grids with dots on the side, not fret numbers. By a wonderful coincidence, these dots trace out three kite shapes! The three kites are named low, mid and high. The top of the low kite is also the bottom of the mid kite. For numbering purposes, this dot is thought of as the latter, not the former. Likewise the 7th dot on the 28th fret is the bottom of the high kite, not the top of the mid kite. The 10 dots are named as:
 
* low-single, low-double, low-triple (the low kite)
* mid-single, mid-double, mid-triple (the mid kite)
* high-single, high-double, high-triple (the high kite)
* top
 
Mid also refers to mid-2nd, mid-3rd, etc., and low and high also refer to low-C, hi-3 voicing etc. Ambiguity is avoided because when referring to the fretboard, low/mid/high is always immediately followed by either single/double/triple or kite.
 
When speaking of the single dot, double dot, etc., it can be assumed that the low kite is meant, since it's the most comfortable region to play in. 
 
For guitar tablature, a compact written form of the dot names is needed. A dot in the low kite is indicated by one, two or three commas (the actual punctuation mark ","). The comma was chosen because of its compact shape, tight kerning, and tail (a period would be too easy to miss). Also, it literally sits low on the line. For similar reasons, a high dot is indicated by one, two or three apostrophes. (Or an apostrophe, a quote mark, and a quote mark plus an apostrophe.) For the mid dot, there is unfortunately no obvious punctuation mark. There are several options. A tilde is easily typed, but not at all compact. A hyphen would tend to be obscured by the lines on the tablature staff. There is also a unicode character Ring Point (U+2E30) which looks like a dot: ⸰
 
The specific fret is indicated by how far it is from a dot, zero, one, two or three frets:
{| class="wikitable right-1 center-2 right-3 left-4 right-5 left-6"
|+
|+
!fret
!fret
!dots
!dots
!written
!ASCII
! Unicode
!spoken
!spoken
! colspan="2" |alternative name
!alternative name
|-
|-
|0
|0
|
|
|0
|0
|0
|open
|open
|
|
|
|-
|-
|1
|1
|
|
|1
|1
|1
|one
|one
|
|
|
|-
|-
|2
|2
|
|
|2
|2
|2
|two
|two
|
|
|
|-
|-
|3
|3
|
|
|3
|3
|3
|three
|three
|
|
|
|-
|-
|4
|4
|o
|o
|,0
| ,0
|ₒ0
|low single
|low single
|
|single
|single
|-
|-
|5
|5
|
|
|,1
| ,1
|ₒ1
|low single one
|low single one
|
|single one
|single one
|-
|-
|6
|6
|
|
|,2
| ,2
|ₒ2
|low single two
|low single two
|
|single two
|single two
|-
|-
|7
|7
|
|
|,3
| ,3
|ₒ3
|low single three
|low single three
|
|single three
|single three
|-
|-
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|oo
|oo
|,,0
|,,0
|ₒₒ0
|low double
|low double
|
|double
|double
|-
|-
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|
|,,1
|,,1
|ₒₒ1
|low double one
|low double one
|
|double one
|double one
|-
|-
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|
|,,2
|,,2
|ₒₒ2
|low double two
|low double two
|
|double two
|double two
|-
|-
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|
|,,3
|,,3
|ₒₒ3
|low double three
|low double three
|
|double three
|double three
|-
|-
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|ooo
|ooo
|,,,0
|,,,0
|ₒₒₒ0
|low triple
|low triple
|
|triple
|triple
|-
|-
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|
|,,,1
|,,,1
|ₒₒₒ1
|low triple one
|low triple one
|
|triple one
|triple one
|-
|-
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|
|,,,2
|,,,2
|ₒₒₒ2
|low triple two
|low triple two
|
|triple two
|triple two
|-
|-
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|
|,,,3
|,,,3
| low triple three
|ₒₒₒ3
|
|low triple three
|triple three
|triple three
|-
|-
|16
|16
|o
|o
|~0
|⸰0
|⸰0
|mid single
|mid single
|~0
|
|
|-
|-
|17
|17
|
|
|~1
|⸰1
|⸰1
|mid single
|mid single one
|~1
|
|
|-
|-
|18
|18
|
|
|~2
|⸰2
|⸰2
|mid single two
|mid single two
|~2
|
|
|-
|-
|19
|19
|
|
|~3
|⸰3
|⸰3
| mid single three
| mid single three
|~3
|
|
|-
|-
|20
|20
|oo
|oo
|⸰⸰0
|~~0
| ⸰⸰0
|mid double
|mid double
|~~0
|
|
|-
|-
|21
|21
|
|
|⸰⸰1
|~~1
| ⸰⸰1
|mid double one
|mid double one
|~~1
|
|
|-
|-
| 22
|22
|
|
|⸰⸰2
|~~2
| ⸰⸰2
|mid double two
|mid double two
|~~2
|
|
|-
|-
|23
|23
|
|
|⸰⸰3
|~~3
| ⸰⸰3
|mid double three
|mid double three
|~~3
|
|
|-
|-
|24
|24
|ooo
|ooo
|<nowiki>~~~0</nowiki>
|⸰⸰⸰0
|⸰⸰⸰0
|mid triple
|mid triple
|<nowiki>~~~0</nowiki>
|
|
|-
|-
|25
|25
|
|
|<nowiki>~~~1</nowiki>
|⸰⸰⸰1
|⸰⸰⸰1
|mid triple one
|mid triple one
|<nowiki>~~~1</nowiki>
|
|
|-
|-
|26
|26
|
|
|<nowiki>~~~2</nowiki>
|⸰⸰⸰2
|⸰⸰⸰2
|mid triple two
|mid triple two
|<nowiki>~~~2</nowiki>
|
|
|-
|-
|27
|27
|
|
| ⸰⸰⸰3
|<nowiki>~~~3</nowiki>
|⸰⸰⸰3
|mid triple three
|mid triple three
|<nowiki>~~~3</nowiki>
|
|
|-
|-
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|o
|o
|'0
|'0
|°0
|high single
|high single
|
|
|
|-
|-
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| '1
| '1
|°1
|high single one
|high single one
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|
|
|-
|-
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|'2
|'2
|°2
|high single two
|high single two
|
|
|
|-
|-
|31
|31
|
|
|'3
| '3
|°3
|high single three
|high single three
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|
|
|-
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|oo
|oo
|"0
|"0
|°°0
|high double
|high double
|
|
|
|-
|-
|33
|33
|
|
|"1
|"1
|°°1
|high double one
|high double one
|
|
|
|-
|-
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|"2
|"2
|°°2
|high double two
|high double two
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|
|
|-
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|"3
|"3
|°°3
|high double three
|high double three
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|
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|-
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|ooo
|ooo
|"'0
|"'0
|°°°0
|high triple
|high triple
|
|
|
|-
|-
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|
|"'1
|"'1
|°°°1
|high triple one
|high triple one
|
|
|
|-
|-
|38
|38
|
|
|"'2
| "'2
|°°°2
|high triple two
|high triple two
|
|
|
|-
|-
| 39
|39
|
|
|"'3
|"'3
|high triple three
| °°°3
|
| high triple three
|
|
|-
|-
|40
| 40
| o
|o
|"'4
|"'4
|°°°4
|high triple four
|high triple four
|
| top
| top
|-
|-
| 41
|41
|
| "'5
|high triple five
|
|
|"'5
| °°°5
| high triple five
|top one
|top one
|}
|}
The main use of this fret numbering is for tab. But it can also be used for chords, and x8x759 can be written as x ,,0 x ,3 ,1 ,,1.
On an even-frets Kite guitar, every 4th fret is marked with either a single dot, a double dot or a triple dot. The 41 frets have 10 marked frets that are single-double-triple-single-double-triple-single-double-triple-single. This makes it easy to label chord grids with dots on the side, not fret numbers. By a wonderful coincidence, these 10 sets of dots trace out three kite shapes! The three kites are named low, mid and high. The top of the low kite is also the bottom of the mid kite. For numbering purposes, this dot is thought of as the latter, not the former. Likewise the 7th dot on the 28th fret is the bottom of the high kite, not the top of the mid kite. The 10 dots are named as:
 
* low-single, low-double, low-triple (the low kite)
* mid-single, mid-double, mid-triple (the mid kite)
* high-single, high-double, high-triple (the high kite)
* top
 
Mid also refers to mid-2nd, mid-3rd, etc., and low and high also refer to low-C, [[Hi-lo notation|hi3]] voicing etc. Ambiguity is avoided because when referring to the fretboard, low/mid/high is always immediately followed by either single/double/triple or kite.
 
When speaking of the single dot, double dot, etc., it can be assumed that the low kite is meant, since it's the most comfortable region to play in. 
 
For guitar tablature, a compact written form of the dot names is needed. A dot in the low kite is indicated by one, two or three commas (the actual punctuation mark ","). The comma was chosen because of its compact shape, tight kerning, and tail (a period would be too easy to miss). Also, it literally sits low on the line. For similar reasons, a high dot is indicated by one, two or three apostrophes. (Or an apostrophe, a quote mark, and a quote mark plus an apostrophe.) For the mid dot, there is unfortunately no obvious punctuation mark. A hyphen would tend to be obscured by the lines on the tablature staff. The best ASCII option is a tilde, unfortunately not at all compact. The most dot-like Unicode characters are the Subscripted Letter O ₒ (U+2092), the Ring Point ⸰ (U+2E30), and the Degree Sign ° (U+00B0). Other possibilities for the low dot are the Tifinagh Letter Ya ⴰ (U+2D30) and the Combining Square Below  ̻ (U+033B).
 
The specific fret is indicated by how far it is from a dot: zero, one, two or three frets. The main use of this fret numbering is for tab. But it can also be used for chords, and x8x759 can be written as x ,,0 x ,3 ,1 ,,1.  
 
=== Using KDF in MuseScore ===
In Musescore ver 3.6, right-click on the tab. Select "Staff/Part Properties", then "Advanced Style Properties". Check "Show fingering in tablature", and click OK. Then you can use the Musescore template. Copy an individual fingering from the template (each column has 4 identical fingerings) and paste it onto your tab numbers. Musescore will obviously not play the tab back correctly, since the fret numbers are all 0-3, so turn down the tab volume in the mixer.
 
[[File:KDF template.mscz.zip]] 


[[File:KDF template.png|none|thumb|968x968px]]
If you want to make your own dots, here's how:


From the fingerings palette, drag over the number 1. There are two sets of numbers in the palette. Use the second set. Numbers from this set go in front of the number, not on top of it. Next edit the text of the fingering to change the "1" to the appropriate unicode character(s). The unicode characters for hollow dots don't kern as tightly as those for solid dots. So use Unicode Black Circle (U+25CF) ● in 4pt STYXGeneral font for closest kerning. If you don't have that font, see<nowiki/>https://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/25cf/fontsupport.htm. Set the vertical height of the dots by manually moving the fingering or by opening the inspector and editing the Y offset.
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