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Chapter 1: Why Play the Kite Guitar?
'''INTRODUCTION''' - Why Play the Kite Guitar?
* New sounds
* New chords
* Old sounds sound cleaner
* Old chords sound cleaner
* Dirty sounds work better
* Dirty sounds work better with chords
* New melodies
'''PART I - THEORY'''


Chapter 2: Just Intonation and the Harmonic Series
Chapter 1: Just Intonation and the Harmonic Series
* (take from the website's What It Is page)
* (take from the website's What It Is page)
* disclaimer -- no 11-limit in this book
* disclaimer -- no 11-limit in this book
Chapter 2: 41-equal
* difference between edosteps and ratios
'''PART II - NOTATION'''


Chapter 3: About 41-equal
Chapter 3: Ups and Downs
* difference between edosteps and ratios
* note names
* ups and downs
* interval names
* staff notation
* staff notation
* tablature
Chapter 4: Tablature
 
* KDF tablature
* KDF tablature
* relative tablature


Chapter 4: Various Tunings
'''PART III - FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND'''
* Downmajor 3rds (isomorphic)
* Alternating 3rds, P4-M2 (dimorphic)
* Open tunings
* The a-fret
* The Multi-fret Capo
* disclaimer -- only downmajor 3rds tuning in this book


Chapter 5: The Fretboard's Notes
Chapter 5: The Fretboard's Notes
* diagrams for 6, 7 and 8 strings, plus bass
* downmajor tuning (mention other tunings are in appendix 3)
* the three kites
* a fifth equals three dots equals one kite
* no octave fret
* note diagrams for 6, 7 and 8 strings, plus bass
* example riff in tab & score
* example riff in tab & score


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* microtonal apps
* microtonal apps
* standard tuner with a sus4 chord
* standard tuner with a sus4 chord
* tuning via 1sns and 8ves


Chapter 7: The Fretboard's Intervals
Chapter 7: The Fretboard's Intervals
* various diagrams with rainbows
* various diagrams with rainbows
'''PART IV - MUSIC'''


Chapter 8: Basic Scales
Chapter 8: Basic Scales
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Chapter 9: Basic Triads
Chapter 9: Basic Triads
* vM, ^m, vm, ^M, sus4, sus2
* how chords are named
* ^d, vd
* downmajor - Amazing Grace
* Downminor Nocturne riff
* upminor - Wade In the Water
* downminor, upmajor - Downminor Nocturne riff
* sus4, sus2
* updim, downdim


Chapter 10: Basic Chord Progressions
Chapter 10: Basic Chord Progressions
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* melody vs. harmony
* melody vs. harmony
* (take from my xenwiki examples)
* (take from my xenwiki examples)
'''APPENDICES'''


Appendix 1: Giant chord list
Appendix 1: Giant chords list
* (take from the xenwiki)
* (take from the xenwiki)


Appendix 2: Giant scales list
Appendix 2: Giant scales list
* (take from the xenwiki)
* (take from the xenwiki)
Appendix 3: Finding the Notes
* staff and tab for every note


Appendix 3: Alternate tuning diagrams
Appendix 4: Alternate tunings
* Downmajor 3rds (isomorphic)
* Alternating 3rds, P4-M2 (dimorphic)
* Open tunings
* The a-fret
* The Multi-fret Capo
* Banjo Spikes

Latest revision as of 01:42, 23 November 2022

(Kite's initial notes for an e-book)

(includes Kite bass)

INTRODUCTION - Why Play the Kite Guitar?

  • New chords
  • Old chords sound cleaner
  • Dirty sounds work better with chords
  • New melodies

PART I - THEORY

Chapter 1: Just Intonation and the Harmonic Series

  • (take from the website's What It Is page)
  • disclaimer -- no 11-limit in this book

Chapter 2: 41-equal

  • difference between edosteps and ratios

PART II - NOTATION

Chapter 3: Ups and Downs

  • note names
  • interval names
  • staff notation

Chapter 4: Tablature

  • KDF tablature
  • relative tablature

PART III - FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND

Chapter 5: The Fretboard's Notes

  • downmajor tuning (mention other tunings are in appendix 3)
  • the three kites
  • a fifth equals three dots equals one kite
  • no octave fret
  • note diagrams for 6, 7 and 8 strings, plus bass
  • example riff in tab & score

Chapter 6: How To Tune

  • microtonal apps
  • standard tuner with a sus4 chord
  • tuning via 1sns and 8ves

Chapter 7: The Fretboard's Intervals

  • various diagrams with rainbows

PART IV - MUSIC

Chapter 8: Basic Scales

  • vM, ^m, example melodies in each
  • vm, ^M, play same melodies

Chapter 9: Basic Triads

  • how chords are named
  • downmajor - Amazing Grace
  • upminor - Wade In the Water
  • downminor, upmajor - Downminor Nocturne riff
  • sus4, sus2
  • updim, downdim

Chapter 10: Basic Chord Progressions

  • Iv - IVv - Vv
  • Iv - vII^m

Chapter 11: Pitch Shifts

  • Iv - IVv - II^m - Vv

Chapter 12: Basic Tetrads

  • v7, v,7
  • vM7, ^m7, vm7
  • ^7, ^9
  • ^d^7, vdv7
  • ^d7, vd7

Chapter 13: Bending

  • half-fret bend
  • microbend for fine-tuning vM3, vM6

Chapter 14: How to Translate Songs

  • IvM7 - II^m7 - Vv7 - IvM7 issues
  • melody vs. harmony
  • (take from my xenwiki examples)

APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Giant chords list

  • (take from the xenwiki)

Appendix 2: Giant scales list

  • (take from the xenwiki)

Appendix 3: Finding the Notes

  • staff and tab for every note

Appendix 4: Alternate tunings

  • Downmajor 3rds (isomorphic)
  • Alternating 3rds, P4-M2 (dimorphic)
  • Open tunings
  • The a-fret
  • The Multi-fret Capo
  • Banjo Spikes