Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques by Kite Giedraitis: Difference between revisions
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In [[The Kite Guitar|relative tab]], these exercises are unison = (+1,-6.5), 5th = (+1,+5.5) and 4th = (+2,-4.5). | In [[The Kite Guitar|relative tab]], these exercises are unison = (+1,-6.5), 5th = (+1,+5.5) and 4th = (+2,-4.5). | ||
Exactly how far you have to push the string sideways depends on your location on the neck. The most amount of travel is needed halfway up the neck, around the 5th dot. Closer to the nut or the bridge, you'll need less travel. | Exactly how far you have to push the string sideways depends on your location on the neck. The most amount of travel is needed halfway up the neck, around the 5th dot (the [[KDF Fret Numbering|mid double]] dot). Closer to the nut or the bridge, you'll need less travel. | ||
=== The Circle of 5ths === | === The Circle of 5ths === | ||
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==== Alternate Fingering Techniques ==== | |||
When looking for a fingering, often a '''cross-fret barre''' (aka diagonal barre) is the solution. The closer fret spacing of the Kite guitar makes this a much more useful option than it is on the 12-equal guitar. For example, 4 2 3 1 might be fingered as 3 1 2 1, and 2 4 4 3 1 as 1 3 4 2 1. | |||
Harmonics are written as <12> for the 12th-fret harmonic. The 2nd harmonic falls midway between the 20th and 21st frets, and is written as <20.5>. Here are all the places harmonics occur, excluding those above the 41st fret. Be sure to pluck on an [[wikipedia:Node_(physics)|anti-node]]. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
!harmonic --> | |||
!1 | |||
!2 | |||
!3 | |||
!4 | |||
!5 | |||
!6 | |||
!7 | |||
!8 | |||
!9 | |||
!10 | |||
! colspan="2" |11 | |||
!12 | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4" |fret | |||
|open | |||
|<20.5> | |||
|<12> | |||
|<8.5> | |||
|<6.6> | |||
|<5.4> | |||
|<4.5> | |||
|<4> | |||
|<3.5> | |||
|<3.1> | |||
|<2.8> | |||
|<17.9> | |||
|<2.5> | |||
|- | |||
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|<32.5> | |||
|<41> | |||
|<15.1> | |||
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|<10> | |||
|<13.9> | |||
|<7.5> | |||
|<10.5> | |||
|<5.9> | |||
|<23.3> | |||
|<15.9> | |||
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|<27.1> | |||
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|<16.5> | |||
|<29> | |||
|<17.5> | |||
|<35.6> | |||
|<9.4> | |||
|<29.9> | |||
|<25.9> | |||
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|<25> | |||
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|<24> | |||
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|<13.4> | |||
|<38.4> | |||
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!combo | |||
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|2nd + 3rd | |||
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|2nd + 5th | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
|3rd + 4th | |||
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The last row of the table indicates combo-harmonics. These let you play a harmonic by node-ing twice. For example, the 6th harmonic can be played by node-ing both the 2nd and 3rd harmonic simultaneously, e.g. <20.5> with <12>, or <20.5> with 32.5>. | |||
These harmonics, along with open strings, provide alternative fingerings for notes on the 13th, 14th and 15th frets: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
!13th fret | |||
!14th fret | |||
!15th fret | |||
|- | |||
|13 x x = x x 0 | |||
|x 14 = <20.5> x | |||
|x x x 15 = <8.5> x x x | |||
|- | |||
|x x x 13 = <12> x x x | |||
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|x x x x x 15 = <15.1> x x x x x | |||
|} | |||
Note that the last equation, the harmonic is ~6¢ sharp of the 41-equal note. | |||
== Exercises and Techniques for Composers and Arrangers == | == Exercises and Techniques for Composers and Arrangers == | ||