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[[File:41-edo spiral with notes.png|frameless|730x730px]]

== Fretboard Charts ==

This chart is in relative not absolute notation, meaning it shows intervals, not notes. Down at the bottom is P1, a perfect unison. This is the tonic of the scale, or the root of the chord. This chart shows all the intervals within easy reach of this note, up to an octave. There are four rainbows: one of 2nds, one of 3rds, one of 6ths, and one of 7ths. These plus the 4th, 5th, 8ve, and a few other notes add up to 25 of the 41 notes. Every single ratio of [[odd-limit]] 9 or less appears here.

[[File:The Kite Tuning.png|none|thumb|409x409px]]

This chart is the same, but extends much further. Some ratios change in the higher octaves, e.g. 16/15 becomes not 32/15 but 15/7.

[[File:The Kite Tuning 2.png|none|thumb|1048x1048px]]

This chart extends even further, showing the "rainbow zones" and the "wolf zones". When two guitarists play, it's very natural for one to play chords in the lower rainbow zone, and another to solo in the higher rainbow zone.

[[File:The Kite Tuning 3.png|none|thumb|1113x1113px]]

This chart shows the actual notes of an 8-string Kite guitar. A 6-string is usually tuned to the middle 6 strings of an 8-string. Every 4th fret has a dot, and every 12th fret has a double dot.

[[File:The Kite Tuning 4.png|none|thumb|1134x1134px]]

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. Also, certain keys are hard to think in, like double-down B.

[[File:The Kite Tuning 5.png|none|thumb|1128x1128px]]

== Translating 12-edo Songs to 41-edo ==

Obviously, the Kite Guitar can do much more than simply play conventional music. But a good starting place is to take what you know and find it on the Kite Guitar. Translating 12-edo music is sometimes problematic but never impossible. Quite often the translated version sounds better, because it's so well tuned.

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 [[File:41-edo spiral with notes.png|frameless|730x730px]]
+== Fretboard Charts ==
+This chart is in relative not absolute notation, meaning it shows intervals, not notes. Down at the bottom is P1, a perfect unison. This is the tonic of the scale, or the root of the chord. This chart shows all the intervals within easy reach of this note, up to an octave. There are four rainbows: one of 2nds, one of 3rds, one of 6ths, and one of 7ths. These plus the 4th, 5th, 8ve, and a few other notes add up to 25 of the 41 notes. Every single ratio of [[odd-limit]] 9 or less appears here.
+[[File:The Kite Tuning.png|none|thumb|409x409px]]
+This chart is the same, but extends much further. Some ratios change in the higher octaves, e.g. 16/15 becomes not 32/15 but 15/7.
+[[File:The Kite Tuning 2.png|none|thumb|1048x1048px]]
+This chart extends even further, showing the "rainbow zones" and the "wolf zones". When two guitarists play, it's very natural for one to play chords in the lower rainbow zone, and another to solo in the higher rainbow zone.
+[[File:The Kite Tuning 3.png|none|thumb|1113x1113px]]
+This chart shows the actual notes of an 8-string Kite guitar. A 6-string is usually tuned to the middle 6 strings of an 8-string. Every 4th fret has a dot, and every 12th fret has a double dot.
+[[File:The Kite Tuning 4.png|none|thumb|1134x1134px]]
+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. Also, certain keys are hard to think in, like double-down B.
+[[File:The Kite Tuning 5.png|none|thumb|1128x1128px]]
 == Translating 12-edo Songs to 41-edo ==
 Obviously, the Kite Guitar can do much more than simply play conventional music. But a good starting place is to take what you know and find it on the Kite Guitar. Translating 12-edo music is sometimes problematic but never impossible. Quite often the translated version sounds better, because it's so well tuned.