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Thread #29042   Message #2523419
Posted By: Nick
23-Dec-08 - 07:51 PM
Thread Name: Help: Mandolin Tabs???
Subject: RE: Help: Mandolin Tabs???
You could try here: post about abc to tab and try to PM the guy concerned.

If not I have a way that you can do it but it is more longwinded. From ABC you can convert it to a midi file as I'm sure you know - eg you go to Concertina.net and save a midi file. I'd then import the file into something like Guitar Pro 5 which I happen to have and it would produce something like this - Example of tab.

I would have thought it would be easier just to work it out on the mandolin!

There is also a program called Melody Assistant which I just tried which produced the following directly from ABC. 20 euros for full version but you can download and test it and produce tabs -

#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE------------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#    Harmony-Melody Tab export Vers 1.5, September 2000-August 2004          #
#                   (c) Myriad Software 1994-2005                              #
#                   http://www.myriad-online.com                               #
#
# h hammer on    | p pull off       | b bend string up
# r release bend | / slide up       | \ slide down
# v vibrato      | t right hand tap | x play 'note' with heavy damping
# S slap         | P pop            | <> harmonic
#
#Title         : Galway Girl

#Composer      : Steve Earle

#Export date   : Wednesday, December 24, 2008 0:46:36
#File          : galway.abc
#Staff         :
#Tempo         : 60
#Time Division : 1/4
#Neck          : Mandolin
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#




NOTE : This a Melody Unregistered version, the export is limited to 8 bars.

E |-----|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
A |-----|-----------------------|-------------0-|-2--2--2-4-5-4-|-2--0--0----0-|
D |-0-2-|-4----2-4-2-0----0--2--|-4--4--4-2-0---|---------------|----------4---|
G |-----|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|

|-------------|--------------|
|-2--2--0-----|--------------|
|----------4--|-5-4-5--4--0--|
|-------------|--------------|

#End of file.


It seems to have ignored the triplet but I didn't pay too much attention to it