Re: [Harp-L] Tabs for overblows?

["Bill" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've used exactly the same system as Jerome, which is an adaptation of the 
system in the Bill Barrett books. Although I found after I'd been tabbing 
out melodies on jazz charts for a while that for C and Bb harps at least, i 
could dispense with the tab and use 'the dots' instead, which I personally 
feel is the better thing to do, as then you're using the same system as 
other musicians.  I think sight reading will always elude me whatever system 
I use though.

I guess this also depends on what you're playing though, if you're taking a 
riff originally in one key and you need to transpose, the tab system works 
because you can do exactly the same thing on a different key harp.  But if 
you're playing a melody that's originally in F for example and you are 
playing that on a Bb and then need to transpose it to C, if may not work as 
well in 2nd position on an F or low F, so you might prefer to play it in 1st 
on a C harp, 3rd on a Bb, 5th on an Ab, 12th on a G etc.  If you're using 
tab you'd have to work it all out again.

By the way, on the subject of notation, someone pointed this out to me 
yesterday and it seems really useful i.e. it's free, seems really user 
friendly and you can save your charts which you can't do in the free demo 
version of sibelius.   I haven't found a way of writing in chord symbols yet 
though but i've only had a very small little play
with it so far.

http://www.noteflight.com/login

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jérôme P." <peyrelevade@xxxxxxx>
To: "'michael rubin'" <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>; "'Mojo Red'" 
<harplicks@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 5:52 PM
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Tabs for overblows?


> I use the same system but with "°", and I don't do any difference between 
> OB
> and OD.
> example :
> 4 +5 +6 6' 6° +7 8 9°
> Would be:
> 4 draw, 5 blow, 6 blow, 6 draw bent half tone, 6 overblow, 7 blow, 8 draw, 
> 9
> overdraw
>
> I think it is a bit faster to be written, but a bit less convenient for
> readers who are not used to it.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jerome
> www.youtube.com/JersiMuse
>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] De la 
> part
> de michael rubin
> Envoyé : dimanche 16 mai 2010 18:29
> À : Mojo Red
> Cc : harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Objet : Re: [Harp-L] Tabs for overblows?
>
> I use an excalmation point.  4 overblow would be 4! In handwriting I
> just put a dot over the number.
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
>
> On 5/16/10, Mojo Red <harplicks@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hey Venky. Not sure if there's any "standard" way to tab for overbends,
> but when I'm tabbing, I use initials "OB" for an overblow and "OD" for an
> overdraw.... (Clunky, I know, but it works for me)
> > So... a phrase might look like this:
> > 4, 5+, 6+, 6+OB, 7 would translate to
> > 4 draw, 5 blow, 6 blow, 6 overblow, 7 draw...
> >
> > And another example
> > 6, 7, 8, 8OD, 8 would translate to
> > 6 draw, 7 draw, 8 draw, 8 overdraw, 8 draw
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> > Harpin' in Colroado,
> > --Ken M
> >  TeraBlu Band on My Space
> > http://www.myspace.com/terablu
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: "venkyr@xxxxxxx" <venkyr@xxxxxxx>
> > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Sun, May 16, 2010 3:56:43 AM
> > Subject: [Harp-L] Tabs for overblows?
> >
> >  Dear List,
> >  Can someone shed light on how overblows are depicted
> >  in harp tabs? The song- Flying Home by Dennis
> >  Gruenling in the CD album- History of the Blues
> >  Harmonica Concert- has some of that on a Ab harp for
> >  an Eb tune.
> >  Thanks
> >  Venky
> >
> > www.myspace.com/harpdad