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Transcriptions and Stuff, or, "I'm Helping!"
From Banjo Hero on 5/11/2012 1:49:40 PM
OK, so, I have this itch to do some transcribing... I recently acquired these books of tunes entitled "Foinn Seisiún" ("Session Tunes") compiled by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (Society of Musicians of Ireland) and have ths far copied one or two of the tunes onto my computer, and given them at least a preliminary banjo arrangement... The only problem I have is the sharing of 'em. I am using this free (libre and gratis) software called TuxGuitar, which I should be able to use to produce a couple of different formats ...
I guess my question to the lads and lasses is, what digital formats would everyone prefer? I can do visual ones, like PDF, or audio like MIDI, or .. um, this thing'll do GuitarPro format, but I don't know how well, as I don't have that program to test it with.
Obviously, it'll save in its native format, but I doubt much other software would dig it, you know?
Other options are ASCII tab and MusicXML. Oh, and the raw LilyPond output, which I think I would be most inclined to use as an intermediate step to making nice-looking PDFs.
So, yeah, who uses what tab or scoring software?
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 | mikey5string says:
5/12/2012 1:15:07 PM
i think tablefit (.tef) is the most widely used around here. If you dont have the program their are limitations on the free version. I think pdf is good, most anyone can open, read & print them. I have no problem with hand written tabs scanned either!
Thanks!
Do you play a lot of trad on 5-string or just getting into it? I think the group (and me) could use more jigs and hornpipes. I am also considering making videos of me playing the tunes slowly as a reference.
This youtube channel is a great resource and one I use.
youtube.com/watch?v=-m2mvuHEfp...e=mh_lolz
The tune he is playing is a good one. I play it from a Tony Furtado tab i had a while ago. Im sure i dont play it the same anymore but i dont feel right tabbing it out and posting it.
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 | Banjo Hero says:
5/12/2012 3:48:21 PM
I'm just trying to get into the seisiun music now... I've had one or two tunes for a while, but real simple ones, and I'd like to be able to play much more. And much better. I have a tenor that I'll eventually get into playable condition (needs new pegs - the effing thing won't hold tune) and I'd like to be more familiar with the rhythyms and modalities of the music when I finally do get it up and running. Plus, I think it'd be kind of cool to figure out a melodic-style or single-string (which I'm crap at) approach to playing reels and jigs and stuff on the fiver.
I should be able to whip up some transcriptions of some hornpipes and jigs, yeah. I don't know how it compares to the thousand-and-one book you've mentioned, but I have a pretty decent collection of tunes here.
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| Banjo Hero says:
5/12/2012 4:22:45 PM
Oh, also, from that youtube page you threw out there: the top "related crap" page is entitled "Learn to Play the Pipes in Just 21 Years" - hilarious.
If you like Uillean pipe music, check out Seamus Ennis. There's a link on that same page to him playing some air or other. The video was titled "seamus ennis - god of uillean pipes" or something to that effect.
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| mikey5string says:
5/12/2012 5:11:47 PM
i love the ulliean pipes. Ive heard they take a long time to get good with, i dont have that kind of determination anymore. Plus, i play guitar and banjo so i have an outlet.
I will check out Seamus Ennis, Im sure ive heard him before but i dont own any recordings. One of the things I love about Tony Furtado's trad playing is that it sounds like the pipes in terms of ornamentation. He does cuts in triplets that really sound awesome. I know hoe he does it but I cant get it to sound like he does ;)
I go on kicks with irish trad. I will go to a session and it will motivate me to play a lot and learn tunes. Then I will get into bluegrass or old time again and the next time i get on a trad kick i really have to work to get the tunes to where they were.
It is a great exercise for single string & melodic proficiency. I find that for reels especially, the first part works well single string style down the neck. The second part usually goes up high and i will use a combination of SS & melodic. I am finally getting to where I dont have to figure out fingerings before hand, I can just look at the music and my fingers know how to get the notes, at least more than they did a year ago ;)
I aim to play banjo using a seamless blend of scruggs, single string & melodic> I dont want to think "here are two measures of scruggs, then a melodic lick, then a forward roll, then a single string tag lick" Id like to be able to play whatever I think of and not be limited by technical boundaries. This is one of the reasons i like to play irish trad on the 5 string, it really forces you to make your fingers work in both hands. Plus the tunes are just so damn cool! ;)
So anyway, yeah. Get some tunes transcribed! Id love to see them. I enjoy seeing others transcriptions, it forces me to play out of my comfort zone or come up with new fingerings. Both good for my playing.
mike
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 | Banjowen says:
5/14/2012 3:57:17 AM
Hi Mike, I'm impressed with your tabs, a lot of people are detered from learning Irish music because of tricky fingering, your tabs are all do-able which can ease people gradualy into the music...well done.
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