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[Kraken]

Ok, Bruce Lindfield, I apologise for that, but Please even if it does not change your personal opinion, at least make an effort to see the validity of my argument rather than dismiss it out of hand.

 

[Kraken]

Originally posted by Showdown



I have started trying a new method with the posters who are looking for tabs. I give them a little information to get them started figuring it out themselves by ear (key, the first chord and what the bass plays during it, etc), hoping that it will encourage them to give it a try. I think with most people the hard part is getting started. It seems so hard that it can be intimidating, so they don't even try. If I can get them started, maybe they will see that they can do it, and then they won't be dependent on tabs anymore. Yea, I know its a pipe dream, but I gotta try.

This is the point I am trying to make!!!!!!! Dammit!!!!!

Rather than just either:-

1 Dismiss people who ask for TAB out of hand

or

2 Poke fun at them for the amusement of the NOTATION ONLY ELITE.

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH

 

[red-hot-bassist]

how many times will this argument come up.....

both ways have good points, some are more accessible to others,


jeez, get off the computer and go play the bass

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

Originally posted by Kraken


This is the point I am trying to make!!!!!!! Dammit!!!!!

Rather than just either:-

1 Dismiss people who ask for TAB out of hand

or

2 Poke fun at them for the amusement of the NOTATION ONLY ELITE.

But that poster also said :

"I agree with Bruce, the poster asked for it"

You are still completely missing the point that in this particular case, the original poster was not asking for tabs and was just saying :

How many times do I have to quote this - he actually said :

"Does this outrage anyone else?" "

 

[thrash_jazz]

These tab threads are a waste of bandwidth. Every time the word "tab" is even mentioned... well, ever seen the movie Backdraft?

Enough already!!!

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Originally posted by Kraken
Well you would rather read 5000 of a post written by one of the "Notation Only" Fascist Elite. What next you gonna be peddling anti-Semitism on this forum as well? Or what about Racism generally!!

Like I said before If your just gonna Take the P*ss and give sarcasm, to someone who is new to the instrument (which will put some people off), then I recommend you don't bother answering at all!!

JUSTSAY"NO"TOKRAKEN,

This is really stretching things a bit, isn't it? How you get from one mistaken inference to another is really quite astounding - let's start with the first one: "Notation Only Fascist Elite"? Where did you get this one? Name a post of mine in which I say that notation is the only way to learn music.


*tick*



*tick*


Not having much luck, huh? That would be because I never say that. You'll find plenty of places where I say that notation is superior to tab, but none where I say that it's the only way to learn music. That's because I believe that transcription is the best way to learn music. Notation is next best - it's what happens when a composer transcribes what he or she is hearing in their head down onto paper. But never would I say that it's the only way.

Anti-Semitism? RACISM??? Which orifice did you pull these out of? This has nothing to do with music, and nothing to do with what's going on here.
Like BLUES MINEFIELD has said repeatedly, what we have here is a potential (I believe likely) troll with an incredibly ridiculous username who is asking us to be OUTRAGED that somebody hasn't already tabbed these songs so that he can play them right now with little or no effort. I don't know about you, but I found that to be pretty funny...He was asking for exactly what he got, and everybody had a little fun while doing (yawn) what was expected. Nobody died, nobody got irrevocably emotionally scarred, and life goes on.

And if you think that this mythical group you call the NOTATION-ONLY-ELITE has nothing better to do than sit around and pounce on TAB requests, think again. If you'd bother to read them, you'd find more helpful and informative posts written by these same folks answering very real questions from newbies on up than you could shake a stick at. But of course you'd rather be OUTRAGED because a troll got some humorous abuse.

Last, if you go back and read the entire thread, please note that the same post of mine which so enraged you to hyperbole is also the one which came closest to helping to show young PRIVATEBUTTPUNTER how to play "My Woman From Tokyo".


CRUSTY FISHGARBAGE

 

[CrazyEric]

I am definately happy with the fact that songs like that are not tabbed out.

 

[bizzaro]

Originally posted by bizzaro

MarjoryKnickers,
If you need TabZ to help you get started, what the hay, use um. Just move on as soon as possible cause in the end they really don't do much but give you half baked bread, and the recipe is almost always wrong so it ends up tasting like *^#* and you have to throw it away.
Yours Truly,
Beeswax

Doe's this post meet with your approval I tried to help the guy out and have fun at the same time. I love humor and sarcasim . And intelligent, educated reponses. Mix um all up and geez it's fun and learning together That is why I come here.

no wat I M sa-in


So to answer the original post in as benign a manner as possible: No I am not outraged that U2 Doesn't have more tAbZ. I am outraged that U2 is making so much money on so little talent.

BORING

 

[cetecea]

He's done it again! However I have to say thanks. I was reading through the thread and found out about the Finale Notepad and have just e-mailed it to my house! So, a troll strolls in tries to create a ruckkus (succesfully) but I got some great information!!

Yahooooo!

(and sarcasm is fun don't ya think?)

 

[jazzbo]

I have a right to help whomever I choose. If I have knowledge that they don't possess, I have the right to give it out or not give it out, based completely on my own personal feelings. Majorasslicker asked a question, I answered it. Kraken seems to have provided an argument that further weakens his viewpoint, just by showing his overall ignorance and inability to form a proper argument. Too bad.

 

[jazzbo]

And to those that don't have Finale's Notepad, which is free to download, I highly suggest grabbing it. Cassanova and I have exchanged some song ideas, or bass line ideas, back and forth, and we've also used it to clearly communicate musical ideas that we have. Pick it up:

Click Me for FREE Music Notation Software

 

[Zirc]

nope

 

[cetecea]

Crassbro is right on. I've been fiddling with it and am looking forward to finally getting some of my lines down quickly!

 

[john turner]

hey jazzbo, thanks for the tip! that software kicks butt.

 

[Phil Smith]

Originally posted by john turner
hey jazzbo, thanks for the tip! that software kicks butt.

If you think that's a major butt kicker you should check out the full version of Finale. Sibelius is also very good.

 

[bizzaro]

Thanks Jazzbo..I have got Music Write 2000. It is slow, cumbersome,and not very user friendly. I have hardly used it because of this. Waste of money and must have been written in the stone ages.

See all the good stuff that comes about because of TabZ. threads

 

[jazzbo]

No problem guys. I love Finale's Notepad, I just don't have the money for the full version. It's quite an expensive program, but from what I've heard of it's capabilities, it's well worth it.

Maybe we can start a thread later to share some of our Finale creations. You can actually post them at Coda Music's website, or we can email each other songs.

Cassanova has been polite enough to receive mine on many occassion and not laugh hysterically.

 

[Chris A]

ok, we're all done here.





Chris A.