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From: | R.D. Latimer |
Subject: | Re: Violin tab for fiddle tunes |
Date: | Thu, 26 Sep 2013 09:52:32 -0400 |
(3rd string) D string: D open, Eb/E 1st finger, F/F# 2nd finger, G/G# 3rd finger, A 4th or open A(2nd string) A string: A open, Bb/B 1st finger, C/C# 2nd finger, D 3rd finger, E 4th finger or open E stringThanks, yes that makes sense from a fret number point of view. Unfortunately from a violinist/fiddler point of view, the semitone notation does no good.For example, on a violin, in the simplest 1st position:
So in first position on violin, "frets 1/2" are 1st finger, "frets 3/4" are 2nd finger, "frets 5/6" are 3rd finger.I don't think fiddle players would want to bother trying to make this translation in their head while playing.
It would be great for fiddle players and fiddle tunes, to have a tab for fingering.I don't think the semitone notation will do any good for violin playing in tab.Let me know if there is a way in Lilypond for tab fingering in this case. Otherwise I'm not sure it's worth having the tab for violin/fiddle,ThanksOn Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 9:18 AM, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:"R.D. Latimer" <address@hidden> writes:That's a misunderstanding what a tab shows. The tab does not show
> I'd like help getting started with transcribing fiddle tunes with music and
> tab.
>
> Here's my initial try (first two measures)
> The fingering for the violin is not correct in the tab. Fingering should be:
> 2 0 0 2 0 0 | 3 1 1 3 0 1 |
fingerings but rather positions. And it counts those positions in
"frets", namely semitones. As far as I can see, the results are quite
correct.
Now I haven't ever used tablature for violin, and I definitely agree
that the numbers seem to increase ridiculously fast as a violinist would
likely think more in wholetone positions rather than semitone positions:
Playing "in third position" to a violinist means playing a major or
minor third above playing "in first position" when using the same
fingering. It may be different for players of violoncello or double
bass. Or fretted instruments like a viol.
So at any rate, the TAB delivers the _full_ information you need for
playing the melody. I'm not sure how it could do so when only using a
wholetone numbering system.
Most relevantly, the TAB looks like expected by the _programmers_. Do
you have any printed examples that would help the programmers to
understand how it should look like in order to meet _your_ expectations?
--
David Kastrup
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