Warp Refraction Principle

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Warp Refraction Principle; Music & Instruments
Topic Started: Jun 30 2006, 12:22 PM (210 Views)
username	Jun 30 2006, 12:22 PM Post #1
I'm special like that. Posts: 1,079 Group: Members Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2006 Gender: Male	DON'T POST HERE UNLESS YOU'RE ADDING SOMETHING NEW! A Two Dimensional World Revealed: The guitar by its nature is two dimiensional. To see what I mean, try this exercise: place your first finger on the note C on the 10th freat of your 4th (D) string. To play the note F, a perfect 4th higher, you have several options. You can move up vertically up to the 3rd string at the same fret, across horizontally up the neck to the 15th fret on the same string, or you can move diagonally to the 2nd ( string at the 6th fret. There are still other ways to play the same two notes. The beauty of the guitar is that even though the notes are the same, each will produce a different sound. To truly understand how the guitar behaves, the "Two Dimensions" issue has to be addresed. The Warp Refraction Principle: The guitar's fretboard is divided into two separate, but equal, "universes." They both share the same laws of "physics." The lower "universe" is located on the 6, 5, 4, & 3 strings (E,A,D, & G). The upper "universe" is strings 2&1 (B&E). These "universes" are separated by an anomaly known as The Warp Refraction Threshold, which is located between the 3rd and 2nd strings. Crossing from one "universe" into the other causes the "optical illusion" that fingerings are offset by one fret. It sounds cheesy but this is no joke, it helps you understand the guitar and how it functions. (Sorry for the bad example drawings. I was doing it with a sharpie on a mouse pad lol. PM me or post your complaints here if you don't understand this and I'll try and explain it into more depth for you) Example's explanations are below the picture Example 1: Play only strings 6 & 5 Example 2: Play only strings 5 & 4 Example 3: Play only strings 4 & 3. Since All of these identical fingerings so far have all been played in the same "universe" they will each make the same sound. Example 4: Play only strings 3 & 2. Now one note has crossed over the Warp Refraction Threshold. To maintain the same note relationship (perfect 5th), the higher note "appears" to be fretted a fret higher than the "normal." Example 5: Play only strings 2 & 1. Now that both notes are played in one "universe", the fingering goes back to the "normal." Note that both notes are now played a fret higher than when you began. -Irishdropkick



Morgan	May 29 2008, 07:42 PM Post #2
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