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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 dots. 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.

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. 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:~~

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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 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. 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.

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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 dots. 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.
-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. 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:
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-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 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. 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.
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