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From: "Myq Uill"
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 05:10:40 PDT
Subject: Re: ASCII Tab

>and even devised what is probably the most complete system of
>indications for tongue slaps, bends and other effects to date (I'll
post
>that if you want to see it).

I for one *would* like to see your notations. These can be posted in
ASCII? That would be great!

It's a shame that a standard harp notation hasn't emerged yet. I use a
modification to the Barrett style that can easily be typed and
transmitted on-line. All the bent-arrows etc make it hard to
communicate with other players... and that's the point, right?

I guess while I'm at it I'll try to summarize the way I do it.. this has
appeared before, but I'll save y'all from the archives....

My goals are
- - ASCII capable
- - Minimum density so easy to scan quickly
- - Minimum use of letters that can be confused with notes or flats, e.g.
D and B, or b
- - Minimum keystrokes
- - Consistency with published material (e.g. Barrett's tab)
- - Easy to understand and figure out

There are trade-offs certainly, and I respect other folks' judgements.
For me, the following seems to work well.

Ex. Meaning
- --- -------
3 3 draw - unadorned means a simple draw note
3> 3 blow - the '>' means blow
3' 3 draw 1/2 step bend - each tic (') indicates a 1/2 step bend flat
3" 3 draw whole step bend
3"' 3 draw step and a half bend
8>' 8 blow bend
6># 6 overblow - the # means overblow or overdraw (i.e. overbend)
7# 7 overdraw
~2 2 draw "dip bend" - a quick continuous bend up to a note
2"~2 2 draw whole step bend continuous bend up to 2 draw
3-4 3 draw and 4 draw played at the same time
2-5 2 draw 5 draw split interval
%2 2 draw tongue slapped - % means slap
%2-%5 2 draw 5 draw split started with a tongue slap
2%%5 2 draw 5 draw split with a flutter tongue lift
3=4 3 draw 4 draw shake (warble)

I'm probably forgetting something, as this is off the top of my head.

MyQuill

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