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March 3, 2026Music Theory Spectrum

Open Strings: Manipulations of Time, Distance, and Pitch Space

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Overview

Analysis proposes modifications to fretboard space, enhancing understanding of open string use in guitar performance.

Key Points

  • Open strings serve two primary functions: accessing fretted notes without shifting hands, and facilitating lateral leaps by borrowing time from rhythms.
  • Key analysis uses Fitts’s Law to explore how distance and travel speed impact goal-directed physical movement in musical contexts.
  • Interdisciplinary techniques suggest modifications to existing fretboard spaces to more accurately represent open string usage and transitions.
  • Proposed changes improve estimations of performance difficulty, enhancing insights into physical balance and sonic clarity in music.

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Nicholas Shea (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75d44c6e9836116a26fedhttps://doi.org/10.1093/mts/mtaf013
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