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Topic: Help Needed With Reading Tab |
Alan Sim
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Lancashire, U.K.
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Posted 21 Feb 2006 4:54 am |
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Hi All
Following advice given on the Forum,I have downloaded 2 pieces of Tab.
I have never used Tab,so it all looks a bit strange to me,but I think I have worked out how to use it,except, can you tell me what these mean
~10A or just ~ on it's own.
Thanks
Alan
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Steve Hitsman
From:
Waterloo, IL
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Posted 21 Feb 2006 5:01 am
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| This: ~10A, denotes bar movement with the pedal down as opposed to this: 10~10A, which means pick the note and then pedal. I'm not sure what this: ~, by itself means. |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 21 Feb 2006 5:27 am
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I use ~ in TAB to denote a smooth movement, such as a slide or pedal off/off.
The note is only picked once.
It is never used on it's own, it always connects two or more notes. Similar to a TIE or SLUR is standard notation. |
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Alan Sim
From:
Lancashire, U.K.
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Posted 21 Feb 2006 5:36 am
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Thanks guy's,I understand however,I have downloaded Help Me Make it Through the Night by Mick Deacy,and, I Can't Stop Loving You, from www.micksguits.btinternet.co.uk,and the ~ symbol appears on it's own in both Tabs.
Alan
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2006 5:43 am
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| Alan, your on a roll boy, keep workin on your tab. You'll be amazed how quickly you'll start to understand it. |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 21 Feb 2006 5:59 am
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Alan,
I looked at the "Help Me MAke It Thru The Night" tab. The "~"s are used there to indicate ties and slurs, as normal.
What is a bit different is the way he indicates engaging a change while leaving the other strings ring.
Example:
In the first line he picks strings 10, 8, 7 at the third fret, no pedals. Then he engages the E lever on string 8, while 10 and 7 continue to ring.
I would have tabbed this as:
6_________________________________
7________3__~__3___________________
8________3__~__3E__________________
9__________________________________
10_______3__~__3___________________
He tabbed it as this:
6_________________________________
7________3_____~__________________
8________3__~__3E__________________
9__________________________________
10_______3_____~___________________
Same thing. The main thing is the strings are only picked once.
TAB is informal, and there are no real standards. |
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