Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted May 29, 2012 Members Share Posted May 29, 2012 I was going through a tab book and noticed some of that numbers in the tab are circled but not others, even within the same chord. What is the meaning of having the numbers cirlced? I tried to find the answer on my own and couldn't find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FretFiend. Posted May 29, 2012 Members Share Posted May 29, 2012 Parens? Ghost note? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guildfire Posted May 29, 2012 Members Share Posted May 29, 2012 Maybe signifies the root note? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sangemon Posted May 29, 2012 Members Share Posted May 29, 2012 The circled notes are the bass line, usually played with the thumb of the right hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted May 29, 2012 Members Share Posted May 29, 2012 What's a tab book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike_E_McGee Posted May 29, 2012 Members Share Posted May 29, 2012 What's a tab book? New fangled sheet music where they don't give you the rhythm... or the notes. I kid, I kid. The notes and rhythm are usually right above the staff you're reading. [/smug bastard] I'm very glad I started young and started on sax where I was forced to read standard. I couldn't imagine trying to learn it now, and while I can read very well, I can't sight read on guitar almost at all. Single note lines maybe, put chords in and I'm done. I'm just glad I can use standard to communicate with other musicians and can use it to learn pieces. Tab isn't standard (standardized I mean). Usually there's a key in the front of the book where they explain the markings. [edit] could quite possibly be the bass line as Sangemon mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Galabar Posted May 30, 2012 Members Share Posted May 30, 2012 But if the notes are above the tab, why would you need the tab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FretFiend. Posted May 30, 2012 Members Share Posted May 30, 2012 Tab is good. As Mikey said, there's no real definitive standard. How many symbols there are, and exactly what they mean, is subject to the rules set by the composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted May 30, 2012 Members Share Posted May 30, 2012 Sorry guys I was being a little silly. I know what tab is. In fact from what I understand Tab has been around longer than standard notation and was originally used for the Lute. Even though I am primarily an ear player I too have used tab once in awhile to figure out a part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted May 30, 2012 Members Share Posted May 30, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted May 30, 2012 Members Share Posted May 30, 2012 Contrary to popular belief, TABLATURE has been around since the Middle Ages and was used for organ, lute , and other instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 31, 2012 They aren't ghost notes or bass lines, at least not all of them are. There isn't a discernible pattern that I say, nor does the book have a legend that explains. It's not really bothering me what they are, I was mostly just curious. By the way, the book is the Legend of Zelda arrangements for guitar. I remember playing some of the earlier games as a kid, and I bought for nostalgia's sake. Actually, I found a screenshot of one of the pages. Maybe now someone will be able to say. Scroll all the way to the bottom. http://www.alfred.com/samplepages/00-38589.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted May 31, 2012 Members Share Posted May 31, 2012 To me, comparing it to the actual score, it looks like the pattern is for those notes to "ring out" or sustain while you play the other charted rhythmic pattern beneath it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FretFiend. Posted May 31, 2012 Members Share Posted May 31, 2012 Could be. Guitar Pro has a similar "let ring" function, although it is denoted differently than the encircled notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike_E_McGee Posted May 31, 2012 Members Share Posted May 31, 2012 The circled notes are all half notes. Don't know why they played "let's circle all the half notes", but that's what they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 31, 2012 The circled notes are all half notes. Don't know why they played "let's circle all the half notes", but that's what they did. How on earth did I miss that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members toober Posted May 31, 2012 Members Share Posted May 31, 2012 Contact the publisher and ask them. Maybe they intended to print a key but forgot and nobody has noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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