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{{Main|Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis}}
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# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Underground Revolution|Underground Revolution]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Evening%20Rondo|1 Evening Rondo]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#I Hear Numbers|I Hear Numbers]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Underground%20Revolution|2 Underground Revolution]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Sweet Sweet Harmony .28barbershop tag.29|Sweet Sweet Harmony (barbershop tag)]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#I%20Hear%20Numbers|3 I Hear Numbers]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Downminor Etude|Downminor Etude]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Sweet%20Sweet%20Harmony%20.28barbershop%20tag.29|4 Sweet Sweet Harmony (barbershop tag)]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Blues in G|Blues in G]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Downminor%20Etude|5 Downminor Etude]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#The Relative Song|The Relative Song]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Blues%20in%20G|6 Blues in G]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#The Tri-sub song|The Tri-sub song]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#The%20Relative%20Song|7 The Relative Song]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#The Walking Song|The Walking Song]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#The%20Tri-sub%20song|8 The Tri-sub song]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#II-V-I riff in A downmajor|II-V-I riff in A downmajor]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#The%20Walking%20Song|9 The Walking Song]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Latrizo Pump riff|Latrizo Pump riff]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#II-V-I%20riff%20in%20A%20downmajor|10 II-V-I riff in A downmajor]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#6-chord riff|6-chord riff]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Latrizo%20Pump%20riff|11 Latrizo Pump riff]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#V7 - I7 riff|V7 - I7 riff]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#6-chord%20riff|12 6-chord riff]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Im7 - V7 riff|Im7 - V7 riff]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#V9%20-%20I7%20riff|13 V9 - I7 riff]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Fun riff|Fun riff]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Im7%20-%20V7%20riff|14 Im7 - V7 riff]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Mid-9th riff|Mid-9th riff]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Fun%20riff|15 Fun riff]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#James-Bond-ish riff|James-Bond-ish riff]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Mid-9th%20riff|16 Mid-9th riff]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#James-Bond-ish%20riff|17 James-Bond-ish riff]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Kite Giedraitis#Downminor%20riff|18 Downminor riff]]


== By Praveen Venkataramana ==
== By Praveen Venkataramana ==
{{Main|Kite Guitar Originals by Praveen Venkataramana}}
{{Main|Kite Guitar Originals by Praveen Venkataramana}}
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Praveen Venkataramana#Reverie|Reverie]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Praveen Venkataramana#Magic Suite|Magic Suite]]
# [[Kite Guitar Originals by Praveen Venkataramana#Tapiocomma|Tapiocomma]]


* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Praveen Venkataramana#Tapiocomma|1 Tapiocomma]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Praveen Venkataramana#Reverie|2 Reverie]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Praveen Venkataramana#Magic%20Suite|3 Magic Suite]]
* [[Kite Guitar Originals by Praveen Venkataramana#Roller%20Coaster%20Etude|4 Roller Coaster Etude]]
== How to read the scores ==
The octave is divided into 41 equal steps, a tuning called 41-ET or 41edo or 41-equal. Whereas 12-equal has 100¢ steps, 41-equal has steps of 29.27¢. We can round this off to 30¢ for convenience, since a cent or two doesn't matter much in practice. This 30¢ interval is called an arrow, because the little arrows by the noteheads raise or lower the pitch by 30¢. Notes are called up-E, down-F-sharp, etc., written ^E and vF#. A note that has no ups or downs is called plain. The 7 plain natural notes are close to 12-equal, but they do deviate slightly. The pattern is easy to see if we arrange the notes in chain-of-5ths order:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|Ab
|Eb
|Bb
|F
|C
|G
|D
|A
|E
|B
|F#
|C#
|G#
|-
| -15¢
| -12.5¢
| -10¢
| -7.5¢
| -5¢
| -2.5¢
|0¢
| +2.5¢
| +5¢
| +7.5¢
| +10¢
| +12.5¢
| +15¢
|}
All the notes with sharps are extra-sharp. All the notes with flats are extra-flat. Note that G# is sharper than Ab by one arrow. Thus G# is also ^Ab, and Ab is also vG#. (Likewise C# = ^Db, vD# = Eb, etc.) Since G# ≠ Ab, the familiar circle of 12 fifths opens up into a spiral. Because this spiral is really a circle of 41 fifths, the innermost and outermost few notes overlap.
[[File:41-edo spiral.png|none|thumb|384x384px]]
In the table, D is the "anchor note" that agrees with standard tuning exactly. D is an ideal anchor because it makes the table symmetrical. But F, C, G and A have all been used by microtonalists historically. If hired to record a part remotely, always ask what the anchor note is!
Assuming D is the anchor note, let's find some pitches. ^D is 30¢ sharp and vD is 30¢ flat. F# is +10¢, so vF# is -20¢. C is -5¢, so vC is -35¢. In certain situations, double arrows are needed. ^^C is called dup-C and vvC# is dud-C-sharp. Note that ^^C = vvC#. One more equivalence: ^^C = vDb. Thus 3 arrows = a minor 2nd. These equivalences are useful, because if you've already found vDb on your instrument, and you see ^^C on the score, you know what to do.
* one arrow = half a fret = a quarter-sharp or quarter-flat
* two arrows = one fret = half a sharp/flat
* three arrows = 1.5 frets = a minor 2nd
* four arrows = two frets = one sharp/flat = an augmented unison
Here's all the notes, with equivalent names:
{| class="wikitable"
!41-equal note
! colspan="2" |tuning
|-
!C
|C
| -5¢
|-
!^C
|C
| +24¢
|-
!^^C / vvC# / vDb
|C#
| -46¢
|-
!vC# / Db
|C#
| -17¢
|-
!C# / ^Db
|C#
| +12¢
|-
!^C# / ^^Db / vvD
|C#
| +41¢
|-
!vD
|D
| -29¢
|-
!D
|D
| +0¢
|-
!^D
|D
| +29¢
|-
!^^D / vvD# / vEb
|Eb
| -41¢
|-
!vD# / Eb
|Eb
| -12¢
|-
!D# / ^Eb
|Eb
| +17¢
|-
!^D# / ^^Eb / vvE
|Eb
| +46¢
|-
!vE
|E
| -24¢
|-
!E
|E
| +5¢
|-
!^E
|E
| +34¢
|-
!vF
|F
| -37¢
|-
!F
|F
| -7¢
|-
!^F
|F
| +22¢
|-
!^^F / vvF# / vGb
|F#
| -49¢
|-
!vF# / Gb
|F#
| -20¢
|-
!#F / ^Gb
|F#
| +10¢
|-
!^F# / ^^Gb / vvG
|F#
| +39¢
|-
!vG
|G
| -32¢
|-
!G
|G
| -2¢
|-
!^G
|G
| +27¢
|-
!^^G / vvG# / vAb
|G#
| -44¢
|-
!vG# / Ab
|G#
| -15¢
|-
!G# / ^Ab
|G#
| +15¢
|-
!^G# / ^^Ab / vvA
|G#
| +44¢
|-
!vA
|A
| -27¢
|-
!A
|A
| +2¢
|-
!^A
|A
| +32¢
|-
!^^A / vvA# / vBb
|Bb
| -39¢
|-
!vA# / Bb
|Bb
| -10¢
|-
!A# / ^Bb
|Bb
| +20¢
|-
!^A# / ^^Bb / vvB
|Bb
| +49¢
|-
!vB
|B
| -22¢
|-
!B
|B
| +7¢
|-
!^B
|B
| +37¢
|-
!vC
|C
| -34¢
|-
!C
|C
| -5¢
|}
So how exactly would a vocalist or violinist or trombonist tune a precise number of cents sharp or flat? It helps to borrow a Kite guitar and familiarize oneself with the sound of the various intervals. It also helps to understand just intonation. See the "What it is -- long explanation" page for an overview. In practice, use the ups and downs as a rough guide, then listen to the other parts and try to blend. For example, the downmajor 3rd from D to vF# is 380¢, very close to the just 5/4 of 386¢. So one simply flattens the F# until the interference beats go away. But wait, should the 3rd be 380¢ or 386¢? In general, deviating slightly from 41-equal is fine, if it makes the chord smoother.
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