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02 Aug 01 - 11:34 AM (#519725) Subject: How to post a tune running thru my head? From: SharonA Help! I have two bluegrass tunes running through my head and I don't know the name of either one. I was taught them years ago, when I was first playing mandolin (I still don't play it well!), and the tunes have stuck with me but the names have not. If you were standing in front of me, I could play them or hum them for you, but how do I "play" them here on the Forum – intelligibly – recognizably – so that someone can tell me their names? Is there a standard "typing-notation" method or style I should use to denote measures, half-notes, octaves, etc.? SharonA |
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02 Aug 01 - 11:47 AM (#519730) Subject: RE: Help: How to post a tune running thru my head From: pavane abc notation is one of the easiest. at its simplest, you just need to specify the note letter and length. example c d/2 e2 f3 is a C, a d which is half as long, an e twice as long as the c, and a d three time as long. If you think you can handle that, then there are links here to the abc site with a full description of the notation - but you don't need much more than the above for a simple tune. Here is a link to a tutorial abc tutorial |
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02 Aug 01 - 11:48 AM (#519732) Subject: RE: Help: How to post a tune running thru my head From: pavane sorry, the last note is an f three times as long. Finger trouble! |
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02 Aug 01 - 11:59 AM (#519741) Subject: RE: Help: How to post a tune running thru my head From: SharonA Thanks, pavane! I'll study that tutorial, and then post the tunes here. |
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02 Aug 01 - 04:29 PM (#519912) Subject: RE: Help: How to post a tune running thru my head From: pavane Once you have mastered abc, you will no doubt need a program to play it. I have no hesitation in recommending one called Harmony, found at Pavane's web site which can play it, transpose it, add chords, print it and make a MIDI file. I would say that, of course, because I wrote it! Seriously, there are several good programs which will do the various jobs. |