- Jim Bottorff's
- Melody Tablature
Notation
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- Some of the music
notation on this website is in Melody Tablature format as indicated
below:
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- (click
here to play the sample)
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- The example above
is for the tenor banjo, other instruments would be similar:
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- How To Read
Melody Tablature
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- In the sample above, the
four lines labeled "TAB" represent the four strings
of the banjo (other instruments could have more strings). The
top line is the first string, the bottom line is the fourth string.
The numbers on the lines indicate fret numbers where the
melody is located. For example, "0" on a line
means play that string open (do not press it). The number
"2" on a line means press that string at the second
fret. The fret numbers align with the melody notes
and lyrics in the top staff.
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