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Harmonica TAB suggestions
Harmonica TAB suggestions
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earlounge
374 posts
Oct 11, 2011
2:00 PM
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How do you TAB an overblow or overdraw? Is there a standard?
I use arrows UP for blow and DOWN for draw. I flag the arrows once for half step bend, twice for whole, etc.
I was thinking a little "O" on the arrow... like below. Would that work? Thoughts?
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Stickman
710 posts
Oct 11, 2011
2:03 PM
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It doesn't have overblows or overdraws but I found this downloadable font interesting
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Last Edited by on Oct 11, 2011 2:05 PM
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isaacullah
1621 posts
Oct 11, 2011
2:11 PM
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That looks good and very readable... there's so many types of tab out there, it's bit overwhelming. I like symplicity, so i opt NOT to draw all sorrts of diacriticals for things like glisses and warbles and slaps and all that. I think putting that stuff in keeps you "stuck" in the rut of just copying everything. Tabs themselves are bit like that, but they are useful for those of us who can't sight read, and just want a little help figuring out the sequence of notes and a bit of help with the timing and phrasing. After you get that out of them, you need to go back and listen to hear what's going on on with all the embellishments...
Anyway, I think your system there is pretty nice, and it's definitely easy to see what note should be played in a glance, which, IMO, is the most important thing about a tab font.
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mr_so&so
469 posts
Oct 11, 2011
2:29 PM
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Forum member GermanHarpist (I think it was) suggested using an asterisk to indicate overbends, in addition to whatever other symbols you use, e.g. 6*+ for 6 overblow, 7* for 7 overdraw. Or +6* and -7*, if you like it that way. Personally, I'm not a big fan of any tab that uses any special symbols such as up and down arrows.
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nacoran
4729 posts
Oct 11, 2011
2:46 PM
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I keep thinking sight reading using a movable clef would be my choice for how to write out harp music. That would give you the benefit of being to write any note, all sorts of traditional musical notation, and better interpolability with other musicians writing styles, but I remember learning to read music back in band and I can remember how frustrating it was.
For symbols though, I've seen these used in a couple places.
JT30.com
(Scroll down, it's down a ways.)
It seems to cover the basic bends, and I think putting the bent arrows upside down would probably cover your overblows.
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isaacullah
1622 posts
Oct 11, 2011
4:07 PM
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Actually, I always have wondered by more people don't write out "tabs" in terms of scale degrees. I started doing that a while back. I see it as a sort of "universal" tab system, since it works for any instrument and any position.
If you think about it, doing it that way is pretty intuitive since we all spend time learning scales on our instruments, and we all can count the number of notes in a scale. As long as you've learned how to play that particular scale on whatever instrument or in whatever position, you can use the tab to play the tabbed tune.
If you do it that way, then you don't need any funny arrows or marks for bends or overblows. All that stuff is internalized when you practice your scales. In other words, you just *know* that the flat third in second position is a 3draw half step bend, so when you see "m3" in the tab you just do it. I suppose that my system is somewhere between the total simplicity of an instrument-specific tablature system and the complexity of sight reading, but for me, I think it works better than either for writing music quickly and in a way that is very easily transposable.
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earlounge
375 posts
Oct 12, 2011
11:11 AM
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Thank you all for replying! I still haven't found any TAB with overblows/overdraws other than forum typing like mrsoso suggests. Please let me know if you have seen TAB with OB/OD. I am trying to avoid using "OB" and "OD" which breaks with the clean look I have going.
@isaacullah, I'm working on something for scales, so luckily I don't have to worry about TABing inflections. I agree 100% about the scale degree theory. That is VERY helpful when trying to understand what you are actually playing. In fact I was planning on using this thought process in what I'm working on... more on that TBA
Thanks again... keep em coming!
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