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This shows all the notes, not just the natural ones. But it's too much work to memorize all this. Just learn where the 7 natural notes are, and learn your intervals. Since the open strings don’t work as well, one tends to think more in terms of intervals than notes.

[[File:The Kite Tuning 5.png|none|thumb|1037x1037px]]Some keys are somewhat awkward to play in. For example, a vG scale is either too close to the nut to have a plain major 2nd, or else way up at the 16th fret where the fret spacing becomes too cramped to play comfortably. There's a "sweet spot" for the tonic on the lowest 3 strings, from about the ~~6th~~ fret to about the 12th fret. This defines a ~~3x7~~ rectangle containing 21 keys, roughly every other one of the 41 possible keys. The lowest string of an 8-string is tuned to vD not D so that the common keys of C, G, D and A fall in this sweet spot.

[[File:The Kite Tuning 5.png|none|thumb|1037x1037px]]Some keys are somewhat awkward to play in. For example, a vG scale is either too close to the nut to have a plain major 2nd, or else way up at the 16th fret where the fret spacing becomes too cramped to play comfortably. There's a "sweet spot" for the tonic on the lowest 3 strings, from about the 5th fret to about the 12th fret. This defines a 3x8 rectangle containing 24 keys, roughly every other one of the 41 possible keys. The lowest string of an 8-string is tuned to vD not D so that the common keys of C, G, D, A and E fall in this sweet spot.

In 12-edo, all 12 keys are needed so that ~~e.g. the~~ vocalist can get within 50¢ of their optimal range. In 41-edo, using only these 21 keys, one can ~~usually~~ get within 30¢ of the optimal range. ~~(There are two keys 88¢ apart, so sometimes one must settle for 44¢ from optimal.)~~ 30¢ from optimal is sufficient, 15¢ from optimal is overkill, so the other 20 keys aren't really needed. The 21 most comfortable keys on a 6-string guitar are: A vBb ^Bb vB ^B C vDb Db ^C# D vEb ^Eb vE ^E vF ^F Gb ^F# G vAb ^Ab.

In 12-edo, all 12 keys are needed so that a vocalist can get within 50¢ of their optimal range. In 41-edo, using only these 24 keys, one can get within 30¢ of the optimal range. 30¢ from optimal is sufficient, 15¢ from optimal is overkill, so the other 17 keys aren't really needed. The 24 most comfortable keys on a 6-string guitar are: A vBb ^Bb vB ^B C ^C vDb Db ^C# D vEb ^Eb vE E ^E vF ^F Gb ^F# G vAb ^Ab vvA.

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=== Scale Shapes ===

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 This shows all the notes, not just the natural ones. But it's too much work to memorize all this. Just learn where the 7 natural notes are, and learn your intervals. Since the open strings don’t work as well, one tends to think more in terms of intervals than notes.
-[[File:The Kite Tuning 5.png|none|thumb|1037x1037px]]Some keys are somewhat awkward to play in. For example, a vG scale is either too close to the nut to have a plain major 2nd, or else way up at the 16th fret where the fret spacing becomes too cramped to play comfortably. There's a "sweet spot" for the tonic on the lowest 3 strings, from about the 6th fret to about the 12th fret. This defines a 3x7 rectangle containing 21 keys, roughly every other one of the 41 possible keys. The lowest string of an 8-string is tuned to vD not D so that the common keys of C, G, D and A fall in this sweet spot.
+[[File:The Kite Tuning 5.png|none|thumb|1037x1037px]]Some keys are somewhat awkward to play in. For example, a vG scale is either too close to the nut to have a plain major 2nd, or else way up at the 16th fret where the fret spacing becomes too cramped to play comfortably. There's a "sweet spot" for the tonic on the lowest 3 strings, from about the 5th fret to about the 12th fret. This defines a 3x8 rectangle containing 24 keys, roughly every other one of the 41 possible keys. The lowest string of an 8-string is tuned to vD not D so that the common keys of C, G, D, A and E fall in this sweet spot.
-In 12-edo, all 12 keys are needed so that e.g. the vocalist can get within 50¢ of their optimal range. In 41-edo, using only these 21 keys, one can usually get within 30¢ of the optimal range. (There are two keys 88¢ apart, so sometimes one must settle for 44¢ from optimal.) 30¢ from optimal is sufficient, 15¢ from optimal is overkill, so the other 20 keys aren't really needed. The 21 most comfortable keys on a 6-string guitar are: A vBb ^Bb vB ^B C vDb Db ^C# D vEb ^Eb vE ^E vF ^F Gb ^F# G vAb ^Ab.
+In 12-edo, all 12 keys are needed so that a vocalist can get within 50¢ of their optimal range. In 41-edo, using only these 24 keys, one can get within 30¢ of the optimal range. 30¢ from optimal is sufficient, 15¢ from optimal is overkill, so the other 17 keys aren't really needed. The 24 most comfortable keys on a 6-string guitar are: A vBb ^Bb vB ^B C ^C vDb Db ^C# D vEb ^Eb vE E ^E vF ^F Gb ^F# G vAb ^Ab vvA.
+[[File:Kite Guitar Fretboard for a 6-string.png|none|thumb|1037x1037px]]
 === Scale Shapes ===