Hi. What is TABLEDIT. it doesn't work on my mobile device. I can't read music so I want tabs that show what finger to put on what string.
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Originally posted by machinistHi. What is TABLEDIT. it doesn't work on my mobile device. I can't read music so I want tabs that show what finger to put on what string.
I believe it works okay if you are wedded to TAB. But why not learn to read? It's better.
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Originally posted by machinistHi. What is TABLEDIT. it doesn't work on my mobile device. I can't read music so I want tabs that show what finger to put on what string.
What you want is TEFview. Download that app from your app store and you're in business.
Too bad though, most fiddle tabs are in a crippled format (1L, 1H, 2L, etc.) that relies on fixed handpositions, instead of the logical mandolin system that has a number for every chromatic position (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, etc) telling you exactly which note to play. That's how I write down my discoveries.
I know only of 2 FHO members writing tab that way, but it's a good beginning.
I myself am focussing on learning Bluegrass, so books with a thousand fiddlle tunes ( not even in a Bluegrass style) written in music score are pretty much useless to me.
So I'd rather spend the (ever dwindling) time I've left, on learning mainly by ear.
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Originally posted by machinistHi. What is TABLEDIT. it doesn't work on my mobile device. I can't read music so I want tabs that show what finger to put on what string.
I believe it works okay if you are wedded to TAB. But why not learn to read? It's better.
I would love to be able to read music. But it'd be like learning to read Chinese for me. And I don't know any music teachers that can teach me. So I have to find my own way to make music.
By mobile device, do you mean a phone? You need at least a laptop sized screen or a large tablet to have anything large enough to see while you play. If you want mandolin style tab you can find thousands of tunes in abc notation and convert them to mandolin tab with notation using Micael Eskins abctools online, which will also play the tune for you. All online, no need to install software.
Edited by - crunchie812 on 03/04/2024 07:10:31
Yes. A larger screen if you are reading and playing an unknown song at a distance. But I would be using it for learning purposes so I would be able to stop and read and then play what I've read. And I have a tablet I can read at arms length.
I think RB-1 was correct when he said what you need is TEFview. Have you tried it yet?
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Originally posted by DougDI think RB-1 was correct when he said what you need is TEFview. Have you tried it yet?
I downloaded TEF but I haven't tried it yet. Gotta figure out how to use it.
If you don't think you can do something, you are defeated before you start.
Learning to read notation is not that hard. Start with simple scales and tunes. And, the more you play the better you get. I use Tab for banjo, and tab and/or notation for flatpicking guitar. But when it comes to fiddle, strictly notation. With notation I can mentally view the flow of the music better. In addition, you can find a lot more music with musical notation than you will tab. Years ago I would meet really good older fiddlers. Most said they regretted not having learned to have used standard music notation earlier. I also forget tab faster than standard notation. If I hear the melody again, I can easily play the tune using notation.
Remember - start with simple notation and simple versions of tunes. You are less likely to become discouraged and quitting.
Edited by - Dick Hauser on 06/07/2024 09:18:58
If you can read tabs, you can immediately read notation (if you know the scale of the key)
To start of reading music, think of it this way. So there’s five lines, and in those five lines are four spaces. from top to bottom those spaces go, 0, 2, 0, 2. Alternating. The first space is an open e string the second space is second finger and it goes that way all the way down. But pay attention to what key your in cause that second finger could be low second or high second. The lines that the spaces are between are the same, it’s alternating between first and third finger. The outer lines and the one in the middle is a first finger. The other two are third finger. That’s how I think of it. Didn’t have to learn the notes names… I still need to do that though.
Edited by - HappyTune on 06/08/2024 09:02:31
I mean, you can’t immediately read it but you can immediately BEGIN to
