KDF Fret Numbering: Difference between revisions

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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~~) or ̻ (U+033B~~), the Ring Point ⸰ (U+2E30), and the degree sign ° (U+00B0). ~~Another possibility~~ for the low dot is the Tifinagh Letter Ya ⴰ (U+2D30).

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:

{| class="wikitable right-1 center-2 ~~right~~-3 ~~right~~-4 left-5 left-6"

{| class="wikitable right-1 center-2 center-3 center-4 left-5 left-6"

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!fret

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 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) or ̻ (U+033B), the Ring Point ⸰ (U+2E30), and the degree sign ° (U+00B0). Another possibility for the low dot is the Tifinagh Letter Ya ⴰ (U+2D30).
+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:
-{| class="wikitable right-1 center-2 right-3 right-4 left-5 left-6"
+{| class="wikitable right-1 center-2 center-3 center-4 left-5 left-6"
 |+
 !fret