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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 02:41:51 -0500
From: Glenn Weiser
Subject: Re: Notation/Tab

> So we are looking for a tab system that incorporates meter, rhythm pitch-
-
> all the goodies, and works for every harp. The reason we want this is
> because every harp, in terms of it's scales, is laid out the same way- and
> it SEEMS within our grasp.
>
> What about this Mike? How about using the five bars in conjunction with
some
> other tabulature? Like color? The 3 primary colors could be the tonic, 4th
> and 5th. So we'd see a little red 2, for instance, and know it's the 2
draw
> [for 2nd position]. If it was a ~red 2~, on top of the quarter note in the
> third space, we'd know- - -
>
> Yes. No. I see that already has problems [and starts to sound like one of
> those non-productive ways to learn piano], but I do think that there might
> be something to combining the normal staff with color/tab or
numbers/symbols
> [but we must make distinctions between, say, 3Draw, and 10-Blowbend- other
> than just staff position, as it will differ harp to harp]. All I know is,
> for now, I am only thinking about this for 1st, 2nd and 3rd position.
> Whatever is designed it must be able to be shifted slightly to work for
> those 3 positions. All harps, 3 positions.
>

This idea of using color has come up before, and I don't understand the
fascination with it.
It brings us back to issues of practicality and the realities of music
publishing.(and you can do what you will online,
but remember that half of the country and most of the world is still
offline.).
Fact: no music publisher will ever use color in the score/tab
because of production costs-black & white pages are cheapest, and publishers
think bottom line,
which is also why there will always be tab included.

Anyone concerned with the tab / notation thread should look here at the
system I devised for my book Masters of the Blues Harp.
http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/juke.htm
It is, I contend, the most advanced and best way of writing down harmonica
music to date. Music is notated in the
key of the song for those who already read, and my system of tab/indications
covers just about everything else
(except overblows, which can indicated by a superscript "O.B.").
And it's free-go ahead and use it, because I don't give a damn about
intellectual property issues here.
So let's not reinvent the wheel-I've already done the spadework here.

Glenn Weiser
http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/harppage.htm