surfmonkey Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 I have a basic question concerning the written range for guitar. I always thought the open E (the lowest) was written (not sounding) on the first line of the staff. My orchestration book says that it is written 3 ledger lines below the staff (sounding an octave below that). Is that right? Do you guys sight read down there? Or is it customary to write it on the staff with an 8vb marking? Thanks. I have no homepage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Yep, the book is right. "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funk Jazz Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 we read low E below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfmonkey Posted June 15, 2004 Author Share Posted June 15, 2004 Thanks. I have no homepage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourMotherShouldKnow Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 But we don't typically read sheet music well. Leave that to trombone players. Better know your music theory though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robman2 Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Guitar ranges three octaves when scored. (correcton if I'm wrong) Rob Label on the reverb, inside 1973 Ampeg G-212: "Folded Line Reverberation Unit" Manufactured by beautiful girls in Milton WIS. under controlled atmosphere conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salyphus Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Guitar is typically notated an octave lower than it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Originally posted by Robman2: Guitar ranges three octaves when scored. (correcton if I'm wrong) RobIt's closer to four ocataves. Low E string to mid E. Mid E to high E string. High E string to 12th fret E. 12th fret E to 24th fret E. There are a few cases of hitting a high F#, and some guitarists downtune so that a low D (or lower) needs to be covered, but 99% of the time the four octaves cover everything. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfmonkey Posted June 15, 2004 Author Share Posted June 15, 2004 Originally posted by Sal Baloney: Guitar is typically notated an octave lower than it sounds.Other way around. It sounds lower than written. I have no homepage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymar Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 The lowest E could also be related to the whammy bar and/or a pitch shifting device. :-D s t e v e You shouldn't chase after the past or pin your hopes on the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Yeah, we do sight read down there. I can tell you that it was a pain in the ass for someone who was used to reading piano for 10 years before learning guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barandine Vondenger Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 if one is reading written music the MIDDLE C set up is written for piano mainly in my opine'... .. just reading and playing is a great feat. it's so cool.. the theory behind it all is minde boggling and I am trying to larn the art of sight reading for both piano and guitar. I have a whole new respect for sight readers.. SALUT'! Frank Ranklin and the Ranktones WARP SPEED ONLY STREAM FRANKIE RANKLIN (Stanky Franks) <<< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salyphus Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Originally posted by surfmonkey: Originally posted by Sal Baloney: Guitar is typically notated an octave lower than it sounds.Other way around. It sounds lower than written.Hehehe of course it depends which Octave Designation System you are going by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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