Tabs - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-28T09:12:58Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/tabs?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A129836&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI like using both tab and SMN…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-07-26:2477478:Comment:1312872015-07-26T21:04:15.854ZStrumeliahttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p>I like using <em>both</em> tab and SMN (not necessarily both needed for a particular tune though)....both have their advantages and limitations. </p>
<p>We can't have convenient tabs for all the gazillion wonderful old tunes and 'tunebooks' out there. And, we can't always look at a standard notation piece and figure out all the coolest 'banjo moves' ourselves, either. (though that's definitely a skill to work on and gets better with time and experience). I find if I dabble in both, I…</p>
<p>I like using <em>both</em> tab and SMN (not necessarily both needed for a particular tune though)....both have their advantages and limitations. </p>
<p>We can't have convenient tabs for all the gazillion wonderful old tunes and 'tunebooks' out there. And, we can't always look at a standard notation piece and figure out all the coolest 'banjo moves' ourselves, either. (though that's definitely a skill to work on and gets better with time and experience). I find if I dabble in both, I improve in a well rounded way.<br/>Also, let us not forget that it's great to work on the ability to learn a simple new tune BY EAR at least occasionally. (what a concept!) That's why videos, recordings, and just playing together in real life are all so wonderful and enriching. :)</p>
<p></p> "Tab is milk....Notes are mea…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-07-23:2477478:Comment:1303362015-07-23T16:08:44.749ZTim Twisshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TimTwiss
<p>"Tab is milk....Notes are meat" ( biblical parallel for you church people )</p>
<p></p>
<p>I used tab...I still do in my teaching. But there comes a point to depart from it due to it's limitations.</p>
<p>"Tab is milk....Notes are meat" ( biblical parallel for you church people )</p>
<p></p>
<p>I used tab...I still do in my teaching. But there comes a point to depart from it due to it's limitations.</p> Andy, you've hit on the essen…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-07-23:2477478:Comment:1304722015-07-23T14:25:04.698ZLeonidas (Lee) Joneshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/LeonidasJones
Andy, you've hit on the essence of what I was trying to say. Both are types of graphic notation, tab of the physical process of playing, standard notation of the sound. Since we are crating an art in sound, that notation makes more sense of it musically to me. Both have their uses. When I make arrangements, I work in Tabledit (a great tool, by the way), and find that the tab makes it very clear when I am writing something that would sound really good, but not be actually playable, at least with…
Andy, you've hit on the essence of what I was trying to say. Both are types of graphic notation, tab of the physical process of playing, standard notation of the sound. Since we are crating an art in sound, that notation makes more sense of it musically to me. Both have their uses. When I make arrangements, I work in Tabledit (a great tool, by the way), and find that the tab makes it very clear when I am writing something that would sound really good, but not be actually playable, at least with my skill set. When I go to play the result, though, my eye goes straight to the standard notation line. I started by tabbing a lot of…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-07-23:2477478:Comment:1303222015-07-23T11:10:51.982ZAndy Chasehttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/anchase
I started by tabbing a lot of stuff out of the tutors myself (using Tabledit) but got tired of doing that and gradually worked my way into notation, which I now much prefer - I'm not great at sight reading and it takes me longer to sit down with a tune and work it out, but I find that tab is a little bit like reading an English translation of a book in a foreign language; the substance is there but something gets lost through that extra layer of abstraction. I particularly struggle with rhythm…
I started by tabbing a lot of stuff out of the tutors myself (using Tabledit) but got tired of doing that and gradually worked my way into notation, which I now much prefer - I'm not great at sight reading and it takes me longer to sit down with a tune and work it out, but I find that tab is a little bit like reading an English translation of a book in a foreign language; the substance is there but something gets lost through that extra layer of abstraction. I particularly struggle with rhythm in tablature, and it also locks you into fingerings that you might decide to play differently when reading from notation (2nd string, 1st fret vs 3rd string, 5th fret for example. A lot of times the notation will suggest fingerings but it's easier to try alternatives if you're reading for the note vs the fingerboard coordinates.). I mostly rely on tabs, howeve…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-07-23:2477478:Comment:1303882015-07-23T05:14:37.948ZTom Taggarthttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TomTaggart
<p>I mostly rely on tabs, however I am struggling to learn the musical notation. Given time I may be able to switch over.</p>
<p>I mostly rely on tabs, however I am struggling to learn the musical notation. Given time I may be able to switch over.</p> We have 3 members posting it…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-07-20:2477478:Comment:1302462015-07-20T16:09:31.961ZTim Twisshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TimTwiss
<p>We have 3 members posting it here.</p>
<p>We have 3 members posting it here.</p> I just wanna learn the sanfor…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-07-20:2477478:Comment:1300882015-07-20T15:27:33.087ZChris Prietohttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/caprieto
<p>I just wanna learn the sanford jig, LOVE that tune</p>
<p>I just wanna learn the sanford jig, LOVE that tune</p> Agreed! It would be good to o…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-07-20:2477478:Comment:1300872015-07-20T15:22:36.743ZLeonidas (Lee) Joneshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/LeonidasJones
<br/>Agreed! It would be good to open that one up to a wider group of players.
<br/>
<cite>Tim Twiss said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/tabs?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A129836&xg_source=activity#2477478Comment130084"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Oh thanks. Looks like Buckley 1860 needs a visit.</p>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
<br/>Agreed! It would be good to open that one up to a wider group of players.
<br/>
<cite>Tim Twiss said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/tabs?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A129836&xg_source=activity#2477478Comment130084"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Oh thanks. Looks like Buckley 1860 needs a visit.</p>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote> Oh thanks. Looks like Buckley…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-07-20:2477478:Comment:1300842015-07-20T04:45:58.125ZTim Twisshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TimTwiss
<p>Oh thanks. Looks like Buckley 1860 needs a visit.</p>
<p>Oh thanks. Looks like Buckley 1860 needs a visit.</p> I like the tabs because it al…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2015-07-20:2477478:Comment:1298362015-07-20T04:43:28.820ZChris Prietohttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/caprieto
<p>I like the tabs because it allows me to plow thru lots of music at once, but I have been sticking with the rice and converse yellow in standard in hopes that it begins to click. I don't yet own the 1860 buckley but have been trying to keep a copy of standard and tabs for each.</p>
<p>The book has</p>
<p>buckley:<br></br>- arkansas traveler<br></br>- buckleys jig<br></br>- essence of old virginia dance<br></br>- joe sweeny jig<br></br>- money musk reel<br></br>- parkers jig<br></br>- rattlesnake jig<br></br><br></br>rice:<br></br>-…</p>
<p>I like the tabs because it allows me to plow thru lots of music at once, but I have been sticking with the rice and converse yellow in standard in hopes that it begins to click. I don't yet own the 1860 buckley but have been trying to keep a copy of standard and tabs for each.</p>
<p>The book has</p>
<p>buckley:<br/>- arkansas traveler<br/>- buckleys jig<br/>- essence of old virginia dance<br/>- joe sweeny jig<br/>- money musk reel<br/>- parkers jig<br/>- rattlesnake jig<br/><br/>rice:<br/>- buckleys banjo jig<br/>- buckley's best reel<br/>- buckleys walk around<br/>- come day, go day<br/>- get away gumbo...<br/>- gettin up stairs<br/>- go way jenny<br/>- grape vinetwist<br/>- hi ho de charleston ...<br/>- john diamond walk around<br/>- mr brown<br/>- old gander<br/>- old virginny jig<br/>- phils excelsior jig<br/>- power of music<br/>- rise old napper<br/>- sam j's reel<br/>- sandy boy<br/>- whats goin on<br/>- where di you come from<br/>- wheres dat n*****<br/>- whoop jamboree</p>