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Re: 11 11 11



Best explanation of German tab in less than a book I've ever seen.

Nice piece, nicely played.

Best,

Dennis

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On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 4:02 AM, andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> 
wrote:
> hi Rainer,
> well, I expect Ed would know better than me, but...
>
> German tab, compared to the more commonly
> used French tab, uses numbers instead of letters for the fret, which 
> isn't a
> problem.
> ...but the string order is reversed, with the bass at the top,
> which makes it effectively impossible to play from
> if you're used to French tab.
>
> The symbols above the the "tab thingy" denote the rhythm,
> just like notes on a score with the lump on the end
> which shows the pitch removed.
>
> To play lute tab on a guitar, tune the G string down to F#.
>
> andy
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Rainer Straschill wrote:
>>
>> andy butler schrieb:
>>>
>>> :-) Lucky the 11 bars worked so well.
>>>
>>> andy
>>>
>>> (shame it's in German tab)
>>
>> Oh, come on, we all read your English mailing lists and don't complain, 
>> so
>> reading some German tab shouldn't be too much to ask in return. ;)
>>
>> What is "German tab"? Do you refer to those symbols above the 
>> tab-thingie,
>> or what makes it German?
>>
>>         Rainer
>>
>
>