Garrafon Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Excuse my ignorance, but what do those numbers mean? What the heck IS that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLaw Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Excuse my ignorance, but what do those numbers mean? What the heck IS that? Here's an explanation of tablature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLaw Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 With only four strings to deal with, ukelele tab is quite a bit easier to read than organ tab: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Pic-Sco/BWV1121T.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Bump in memory of Daf. Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidLifeCrisis Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Bump in memory of Daf. Those chicken feet will now forever part of the lore of Daf and the Forum. Quote Steve A Lifetime of Peace, Love and Protest Music www.rock-xtreme.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hmmm... not take anything away from the moment, but the tab system was 'devised' by Zeronyne. That being said, though, Daf did adopt the chicken foot avatar, so every one of his posts made me think of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Fantastic thread deserves a bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Loving it! Quote gear list.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthdogg Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Well....it had to become reality sooner or later: CLONK HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrafon Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Please tell me that website is a cruel joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 B----y h--l! They actually put it into practice! What's next? Care to venture a guess? Quote gear list.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 -the numbers (1-7) to the left of the tab, indicates in what octave (starting at the lowest C) to play the notes in that row. When numbers appear elsewhere in a row, it is to indicate a new octave. -ordinary letters (cdefgah) symbolices the corresponding notes -capital letters (C,D,F,G and A) are used instead of c#,d#, f#, g# and a#. -the symbol ">" is used to cut notes -the symbol "|" is used to separate each measure (section of beats) -the symbol "-" indicates nothing -the bottom row keeps track of the beats, and tells if the notes above are whole, half, quarter or etc. In the example above, a "-" in section 1 lasts half as long as a "-" in section 2. This "beat-line" is often hard to write, or even meaningless. Therefore it is optional. -under the tab it is preferable that the text of the song is written. That way the users of the tab will have all they need in one piece. -often songs contain parts where a accurate tab is meaningless (or impossible). In these cases it is enough to write chords (and text), maybe with an explanation on how to play them. Chords are for instance: "A", "C", "Am", "Em7". -I use the symbol "*" if I want to comment something outside the tab -To make the tab easier to read, try to write the higher notes "above" the deeper ones This is supposed to be easier than learning how to read music??? Quote "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 "-To make the tab easier to read, try to write the higher notes "above" the deeper ones" I like the nod to conventional notation. Now if we can work this into Dave Horne's heads up display, we'll have something! Quote "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 bump for 2010. Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Tatum Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I nominate this for Thread Of The Decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Yes! This and the West VA Leslie thread are my favorites, ever! Regards, Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahZark Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 And in both instances, the source of such great humor is Zeronyne. Major props to him! Noah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Tatum Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Yes! This and the West VA Leslie thread are my favorites, ever!Link, please, eric? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Yes! This and the West VA Leslie thread are my favorites, ever!Link, please, eric? Here you go. Enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Yes! This and the West VA Leslie thread are my favorites, ever!Link, please, eric? Here you go. Enjoy it! What cracks me up most is that your Avatar endures to this day!!!! Quote Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Bumpety bumpety bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Almost seven years later and I still damn near die laughing from zeronyne's Emerson tab graphic. http://rhee.net/keithtab.gif Quote 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...
mcgoo Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I just stumbled on this thread for the 1st time.... the theramin tab is just brilliant. I need to go read this entire thread! Quote Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 This thread needed a good bump - in the interest on musicianship - or wharever... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_tablature Looks simple enough to me "An example of modern piano tab notation - the scale of "f" played on 2 octaves: 3|--------c-d-e-f-| 2|f-g-a-A---------| 2|--------c-d-e-f-| 1|f-g-a-A---------| The numbers on the left (3, 2, 2 and 1 in the above example) indicate the octave. All octaves start on the "c" key. Octave 4 is in the middle of the keyboard (starting on c4, or "middle C"). Lowercase letters (a,b,c,d,e,f,g) indicate the note names as natural (white keys). Uppercase letters (A,C,D,F,G) indicate the note names as sharp (black keys), ie: A#,C#,D#,F#,G# (There is no "B" (B#), nor "E" (E#), since there are no sharps (black keys) between b and c, nor between e and f). The "|" symbols separate measures / sections of notes. The "-" symbols are used for spacing." Note the usual A# in the F-scale Quote "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjzingo Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Damn I got a gig in two days could someone using the above notation write down jump...... Missed this thread completetly, really fun. It's quite interesting though with all sorts of notation leading up to todays version ...... and alternatives Notation Sorry for the serious intermisson......I wonder how the gig went??????? /Fred Quote /Fred Cantaloop Soulfetch Soulbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Legendary! Just like Jeff, I keep laughing every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Okay, I wanted to bump this thread, even though we're a bit early for the 'annual keyboard tab thread bump'... unfortunately, the brilliant graphics that Zeronyne created are no longer available... if you're still around, Z, drop me a line and I'd love to put'em in a more permanent image host for posterity's sake (if that's cool with you, of course!). Either way, still good for a laugh for us old-timers, even without the brilliant graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 One thread I never mind being necrobumped. I was thinking about necrobumping it myself and asking (jokingly of course) for keyboard tab for "Epic" by FNM (a piece I am actually learning right now, only stick point is the oddball harmonies he used on the guitar solo) - but since Sven took care of that problem for me, I'll just have to go start another thread for help with that issue... Quote A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 This 'gig in 2 days" thread is one of the best. Especially where: "I'll wait" I like the Bach-tab, iLaw, 2-1-2008, above. Quote "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Okay, I wanted to bump this thread, even though we're a bit early for the 'annual keyboard tab thread bump'... unfortunately, the brilliant graphics that Zeronyne created are no longer available... if you're still around, Z, drop me a line and I'd love to put'em in a more permanent image host for posterity's sake (if that's cool with you, of course!). Either way, still good for a laugh for us old-timers, even without the brilliant graphics. 09 is one of the moderators in the Bass Forum, so he is certainly still around. Quote Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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