Hi guys, just wondering if anyone could tell me how to read these wonderful arrangements many of you post as comments to tunes.
Here's an example:
X: 1
T: Boys Of Bluehill, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
||A (3EFA|BA FA DE FA| BA Bd e2 de |fa af eg fe|de fd B2 dc|
| BA FA DA FA| BA Bd e2 de |fa af eg fe|d2 d2 d2 :|
|: fg| af df a2 gf | gf ga b2 ag |fa af eg fe |de fd Bc dc|
| BA FA DE FA| BA Bd e2 de |fa af eg fe|d2 d2 d2
This is one I found obviously in the comments under The boys of Bluehill.
This section is the bit im having most trouble understanding
||A (3EFA|BA FA DE FA| BA Bd e2 de |fa af eg fe|de fd B2 dc|
| BA FA DA FA| BA Bd e2 de |fa af eg fe|d2 d2 d2 :|
|: fg| af df a2 gf | gf ga b2 ag |fa af eg fe |de fd Bc dc|
| BA FA DE FA| BA Bd e2 de |fa af eg fe|d2 d2 d2 :l
I guess it's those first few bars im having trouble understanding, |A (3EFA|BA FA DE FA| BA Bd e2 de |
this A (3EFA)| I dont quite get at all.
If anyone could clarify i'd be very grateful.
Re: Just a general question on reading arrangements
Read up your notes on learning ABC ! The (3EFA is obviously a triplet, even to me ( and I don't read ABC ).
If in any doubt compare the listed stave tune with it's ABC counterpart, as opposed to this alternative version, to see how the stuff works.
Re: Just a general question on reading arrangements
Nick90 ~ the transcription you offer is a bit sloppy and inconsistent, sorry, but it is. I mean by that the ABCs. I couldn't find this thread this morning for some reason so lost track of it. Here is that same transcript given in a way that may make it easier to read. I personally tend to use the 'greater than' sign, or >, when transcribing hornpipes, for example ~ | B>AB>d e2 d>e | ~ but not everybody does and it isn't a 'requirement'. Here is a clean up of the transcript you've given for the hornpipe "The Boys of Bluehill", which should make it easier to understand and read ~
X: 1
T: Boys Of Bluehill, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
|: (3EFA |\
BAFA DEFA | BABd e2 de | faaf egfe | defd B2 dc |
BA FA DA FA | BABd e2 de | faaf egfe | d2 d2 d2 :|
|: fg |\
afdf a2 gf | gfga b2 ag | faaf egfe | defd Bcdc |
BAFA DEFA | BABd e2 de | faaf egfe | d2 d2 d2 :|
Note: That is the version you've offered here, and is not representative of how I play it... It had problems, including not counting up properly, that weird lead-in measure with the extra A, daft! ~ |: A (3EFA | ~ but it isn't that it couldn't fit if notated differently ~ A |: (3EFA | ~
Re: Just a general question on reading arrangements
Thanks guys, I'll read through those tutorials, i'm sure they'll help out a lot.
Regarding the example I gave, I found that in one of the ABC files on the page so i figured it was genuine enough. Thank you very much for your post ceolachan.
I've never heard of ABC before, maybe there should be a sticky somewhere or it should be included in the faq section on how to read ABCs. I'm sure im not the only one.
Just a general question on reading arrangements
Just a general question on reading arrangements
Hi guys, just wondering if anyone could tell me how to read these wonderful arrangements many of you post as comments to tunes.
Here's an example:
X: 1
T: Boys Of Bluehill, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
||A (3EFA|BA FA DE FA| BA Bd e2 de |fa af eg fe|de fd B2 dc|
| BA FA DA FA| BA Bd e2 de |fa af eg fe|d2 d2 d2 :|
|: fg| af df a2 gf | gf ga b2 ag |fa af eg fe |de fd Bc dc|
| BA FA DE FA| BA Bd e2 de |fa af eg fe|d2 d2 d2
This is one I found obviously in the comments under The boys of Bluehill.
This section is the bit im having most trouble understanding
||A (3EFA|BA FA DE FA| BA Bd e2 de |fa af eg fe|de fd B2 dc|
| BA FA DA FA| BA Bd e2 de |fa af eg fe|d2 d2 d2 :|
|: fg| af df a2 gf | gf ga b2 ag |fa af eg fe |de fd Bc dc|
| BA FA DE FA| BA Bd e2 de |fa af eg fe|d2 d2 d2 :l
I guess it's those first few bars im having trouble understanding, |A (3EFA|BA FA DE FA| BA Bd e2 de |
this A (3EFA)| I dont quite get at all.
If anyone could clarify i'd be very grateful.
Thanks in advance.
# Posted on July 6th 2008 by Nick90
Re: Just a general question on reading arrangements
Read up your notes on learning ABC ! The (3EFA is obviously a triplet, even to me ( and I don't read ABC ).
If in any doubt compare the listed stave tune with it's ABC counterpart, as opposed to this alternative version, to see how the stuff works.
# Posted on July 6th 2008 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Just a general question on reading arrangements
Steve Mansfield's tutorial
http://www.lesession.co.uk/abc/abc_notation.htm
Chris Walshaw
http://www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abc_notation
& if you prefer to see it as dots ~ Concertina-dot-Net's Tune-O-Tron & ABC Convert-A-Matic
http://www.concertina.net/
http://www.concertina.net/tunes.html
http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html
# Posted on July 6th 2008 by ceolachan
For the later ~ 'headers' required, meaning:
X: 1
T: Boys Of Bluehill, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
# Posted on July 6th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: Just a general question on reading arrangements
almost anything about abc
http://www.thesession.org/links/display.php/6
# Posted on July 6th 2008 by Henk Bos
Re: Just a general question on reading arrangements
Nick90 ~ the transcription you offer is a bit sloppy and inconsistent, sorry, but it is. I mean by that the ABCs. I couldn't find this thread this morning for some reason so lost track of it. Here is that same transcript given in a way that may make it easier to read. I personally tend to use the 'greater than' sign, or >, when transcribing hornpipes, for example ~ | B>AB>d e2 d>e | ~ but not everybody does and it isn't a 'requirement'. Here is a clean up of the transcript you've given for the hornpipe "The Boys of Bluehill", which should make it easier to understand and read ~
X: 1
T: Boys Of Bluehill, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
|: (3EFA |\
BAFA DEFA | BABd e2 de | faaf egfe | defd B2 dc |
BA FA DA FA | BABd e2 de | faaf egfe | d2 d2 d2 :|
|: fg |\
afdf a2 gf | gfga b2 ag | faaf egfe | defd Bcdc |
BAFA DEFA | BABd e2 de | faaf egfe | d2 d2 d2 :|
Note: That is the version you've offered here, and is not representative of how I play it... It had problems, including not counting up properly, that weird lead-in measure with the extra A, daft! ~ |: A (3EFA | ~ but it isn't that it couldn't fit if notated differently ~ A |: (3EFA | ~
# Posted on July 6th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: Just a general question on reading arrangements
Thanks guys, I'll read through those tutorials, i'm sure they'll help out a lot.
Regarding the example I gave, I found that in one of the ABC files on the page so i figured it was genuine enough. Thank you very much for your post ceolachan.
I've never heard of ABC before, maybe there should be a sticky somewhere or it should be included in the faq section on how to read ABCs. I'm sure im not the only one.
# Posted on July 6th 2008 by Nick90