i've got some sheet music...anyone want to tab it for me?

[jcphockey16]

I got some music from the jazz guy at school today but i can't read bass music...would anyone be willing to tab it if i sent them the music?

[Fassa Albrecht]

I can try if you'd like.....but I can't promise that it'd be perfect or anything.

[jcphockey16]

thanks i just don't know how to read bass music...i'll scan them on to the computer later

[tjh]

Not to be a smart alec, but simply take your time and write the name of each note above or below it, and then adapt your own preference for fingering/position ... Bass clef lines are Good Boys Do Fine Always (G B D F A), and spaces are All Cows Eat Grass (A C E G) ... the ledger line below the staff is your E string open, first space is A string open, etc ... again, not meant to be critical, it is what an old fool like me does when confronted with standard notation ... after a while it can actually be quicker than tabs .. good luck! ... JMHO

[NationwideBass]

Originally Posted by tjh

Not to be a smart alec, but simply take your time and write the name of each note above or below it, and then adapt your own preference for fingering/position ... Bass clef lines are Good Boys Do Fine Always (G B D F A), and spaces are All Cows Eat Grass (A C E G) ... the ledger line below the staff is your E string open, first space is A string open, etc ... again, not meant to be critical, it is what an old fool like me does when confronted with standard notation ... after a while it can actually be quicker than tabs .. good luck! ... JMHO

Make sure you note that this is starting at the bottom of the bass clef and working upwards!

[jcphockey16]

Originally Posted by tjh

Not to be a smart alec, but simply take your time and write the name of each note above or below it, and then adapt your own preference for fingering/position ... Bass clef lines are Good Boys Do Fine Always (G B D F A), and spaces are All Cows Eat Grass (A C E G) ... the ledger line below the staff is your E string open, first space is A string open, etc ... again, not meant to be critical, it is what an old fool like me does when confronted with standard notation ... after a while it can actually be quicker than tabs .. good luck! ... JMHO

No you're right that makes sense I actually did that for one of the easier ones earlier

[slapslappopslap]

i'm bored i'll do it if you havent already

[cowsgomoo]

Originally Posted by jcphockey16

I got some music from the jazz guy at school today but i can't read bass music...would anyone be willing to tab it if i sent them the music?

this is a great opportunity to learn how to read music

I know it's not the easiest solution in the short term, but you can evolve so much as a musician if you develop this skill

I couldn't read music when I joined the school big band several years ago, but being given a score that you HAVE to play sure forces you to find a way... from not being able to read a note of music, one of my favorite things to do now is transcribe insanely difficult bass lines to notation

it depends if you want to do everything possible to become a better musician, or just get by

[cheesemonkey]

It would be good for you to learn to tab your own stuff and actually read sheet music (better when you can see the rhythm) But i'm not one to talk i can hardly play sheet music on bass only on sax (multiple ways to play the same note confuse me a little with the bass but I'm working on it) but i have nothing better to do so send me the sheet music and I'll tab it free of charge :P

[PatTheAnchor]

Just remember, the lines in music for Bass clef go up (bottom to top) like GBDFA (Good Bassists Do Funk Awesomely, or whatever you want it to be).

I'm not great on tabs, but if you know where notes are, I can do that if you post it.

But learn how to read sheet music. It is good for you.

[jcphockey16]

I can read music just not bass...I used to play a lot of trumpet

[slapslappopslap]

well can you give us it so we can help you out?

[LowDown Hal]

If you can read treble clef, I recommend you give it a try. It's a great way to learn to read bass clef. If you would like someone to check your results, just holler.

[jcphockey16]

I think it may be illegal to put it out on the Internet should I just scan and mail it?

[slapslappopslap]

yes. scan it and mail it and 10 mins later it will be tabbed.

[jcphockey16]

nice i have 4 songs just let me know when you get sick of it.

[slapslappopslap]

Got Blues by Steve Spiegl
BASS

“Shuffle” Feel

G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------1--|--------------------------|-----------------------1--|
E|-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-4----|-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-4----|

G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------1--|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-4----|-1--------2-----------1---|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----5-4-3----------------||
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|-3--3------1-3-—3---------|-3-6-------6-3-----3--3---||
A|----4---------------------|--------------------------|---------3-----------3-6--|---------------3-6--------||
E|-------------2--------1---|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------||

A

G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|.-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|.-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----1-----------------2---|--------------------------|----1---------------------|-2-----2--2--2-----2--2---|

G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------3--|--------------------------|
E|----1-----------------2---|--------------------------|-2------------------------|--------------------------|

__________________________________________________ __
| 1
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------.|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------1-.|
E|-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-4----|


__________________________________________________ __ B
| 2
G|--------------------------|--------------------------||--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------||--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------1--||--------------------------|---------3----------------|
E|-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-4----||-1---1------1---1---------|-2-------------------1----|


G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------3--------------3---|-------1------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------1--|
E|----------1--------4------|-------------4--------1---|-------1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-4----|

C

G|--------------------------|--------------------------||--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------||--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------1--||--------------------------|-------------------3------|
E|-------1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-4----||-1---1------1---1---------|-4--4--4--4--4------------|

G|--------------------------|-----5-4-3----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-3--3------1-3-—3---------|-3-6-------6-3-----3--3---|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------3-----------3-6--|---------------3-6--------|----4---------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------2--------1---|--------------------------|

G|-----------------------3--|-----------------------3--|-----------------------3--|-----------------------3--||
D|-3--3------1-3-----3-6----|-3--3------1-3-----3-6----|-3--3------1-3-----3-6----|-3--3------1-3-----3-6----||
A|---------3----------------|---------3----------------|---------3----------------|---------3----------------||
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------||

D

G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----1-----------------2---|--------------------------|----1---------------------|-2-----2--2--2-----2--2---|

G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------3--|--------------------------|
E|----1-----------------2---|--------------------------|-2------------------------|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------1--|
E|-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-4----|


G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----5-4-3----------------||
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|-3--3------1-3-—3---------|-3-6-------6-3-----3--3---||
A|--------------------------|-----------------------1--|---------3-----------3-6--|---------------3-6--------||
E|-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-4----|--------------------------|--------------------------||



Thats only up to letter d. My computer crashed and i had deleted the email could you resend it?