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-[[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques|Exercises and techniques]] for the [[The Kite Guitar|Kite Guitar]] by [[Kite Giedraitis]], assumes the downmajor tuning. They are for a 6-string guitar, but can be adapted to a 7- or 8-string. For most of these, once you master them, there's no need to practice them further, because you'll naturally reinforce these skills in the course of singing and playing actual songs.
+[[Kite Guitar Exercises and Techniques|Exercises and techniques]] for the [[The Kite Guitar|Kite Guitar]] by [[Kite Giedraitis]], assumes the downmajor tuning. Highest or top string means thinnest string, lowest or bottom string means thickest string.
-Highest or top string means thinnest string, lowest or bottom string means thickest string.
 == Before You Get Your Kite Guitar ==
-You've ordered one, what to do while you wait for it? Learning your way around the major 3rds tuning is half the battle, and you can start right away! Take your 12-equal guitar and tune it in major 3rds as [http://ralphpatt.com/ Ralph Patt] did. Literally try to play everything you know in this tuning. When your Kite guitar arrives, you can play all the same shapes and patterns, with slight adjustments.
+You've ordered one, what to do while you wait for it? Learning your way around the major 3rds tuning is half the battle, and you can start right away! Take your 12-equal guitar and tune it in major 3rds as [http://ralphpatt.com/ Ralph Patt] did. Literally try to play everything you know in this tuning. When your Kite guitar arrives, you can jump in and play all the same shapes and patterns, with only slight adjustments for the increased number of frets.
 == Exercises and Techniques for Players ==
-There are plenty of guitar exercises to make your fingers more agile or strong. They all apply to the Kite Guitar. These exercises help you navigate 41-equal better.
+There are plenty of guitar exercises to make your fingers more agile or strong. They all apply to the Kite Guitar. These exercises help you navigate 41-equal better. They are for a 6-string guitar, but can be adapted to a 7- or 8-string. For most of these, once you master them, there's no need to practice them further, because you'll naturally reinforce these skills in the course of singing and playing actual songs.
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 Whereas primes 5 and 7 are tuned slightly flat in 41-equal (5.8¢ and 3.0¢ respectively), primes 11 and 13 are slightly sharp (4.8¢ and 8.3¢ respectively). Thus ratios that have either 5 or 7 on one side and either 11 or 13 on the other are doubly mistuned. Bending up to ratios using 11 or 13 lets us fine-tune them. When primes 5 or 7 are present, best to underbend a bit, to match their flatness. This also makes primes 11 and 13 more accessible. For 13/8, the ^m6 is much easier to reach than the ~6. 11/6, 11/9 and 13/12 also become easier.
--over and 13-over ratios require just under a half-fret bend, or equivalently just over a third-fret bend. 11-under and 13-under ones require just over a half-fret bend. In this table of augmented chords, "h" means a half-fret bend and "t" means third-fret. This nomenclature could be expanded to q=quarter, f=fifth and s=sixth.
+-over and 13-over ratios require just under a half-fret bend, or equivalently just over a third-fret bend. 11-under and 13-under ones require just over a half-fret bend. In this table of augmented chords, "h" means a half-fret bend and "t" means third-fret. Beware, "h" can also refer to a hammer-on. This nomenclature could be expanded to q=quarter, f=fifth and s=sixth.
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 |+Augmented triads using primes 11 or 13