HOW CAN I WRITE A TAB FOR DROPPED D TUNING
I AM WORKING WITH SOMEONE...THAT DOESN'T READ SHEET MUSIC...BUT CAN READ AND PLAY ACOUSTIC TAB...SO I AM LOOKING HOW TO WRITE SHEET MUSIC FOR A DROPPED D TUNING... THE PIANO PIECE IS WHAT I WANT TO MAKE A DROPPED D MUSIC STAFF...
ANY AND ALL HELP WILL BE WELCOMED
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I think your capslock is stuck :)
Anyways, see https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/tablature#edit-string-data
In reply to I think your capslock is… by dragonwithafez
cap lock wasn't stuck...just turned on...anyway I have tried to find edit string data...I'm lost...
the example looks like windows...I have an IMac...I'm but an old man trying new tricks...just bear with me...
In reply to cap lock wasn't stuck...just… by 3axes
Okay, here's a more detailed explanation.
1) Right click on the guitar staff you want to be in drop D
2) In the menu that pops up, click "Staff/Part Properties..."
3) Now we're at the pictures in the link I sent in my previous comment. Towards the bottom of that window, click the button that says "Edit String Data..."
4) In the "String Data" window, you can now change the pitch of the strings how you want them by clicking on the string and selecting "Edit String...", with string 6 being the low E string and string 1 being the high E string in standard tuning.
The process should be the same whether you use Windows or Mac, though the windows may look slightly different.
In reply to Okay, here's a more detailed… by dragonwithafez
I got it ...it works the way I wanted it to....I have it locked in my archive...for future reference ...
this tune In my head...is leaning to a couple of pinch harmonics...that's for another time for now....
thanks...dragonwithafez
In reply to cap lock wasn't stuck...just… by 3axes
the example looks like windows...I have an IMac..
Same instructions apply. The handbook picture may show insignificant differences.
Guitar music is notated one octave higher than it sounds (to avoid needing 2 staves).
![pitch.png]( "pitch.png")
In your attachment, the piano part begins with a D3 note in the bass clef. Although it 'looks' like the guitar would need a 'drop D' tuning, in reality that D3 sounds the same (pitch) as the open 4th string on the guitar.
Also, the lowest note played by the piano in your attachment is an A2, which is the open 5th string on guitar. The 'drop D' is not needed.
Compare piano along with guitar: piano_guitar.mscz
Guitar + Drums: TAB.mscz
I want to thank everyone for their suggestions ...I wanted to play this tune in a lower register....
as before I have this tune playing pinch harmonics....I could use some help on that....
the other guitarsist..likes what he hears...plus the tune sounds like his guitar
again thanks