This is all very refreshing! I should probably just shut up and be grateful
that a consensus is being achieved but I can't resist a few points.
Of course nobody says "This is in F sharp, C sharp" rather than saying it's
in D. (Not much Bm in English music. I wonder why not.) but neither would
they say Bc|d2dd d2d2|d2^c2=c2B2 if someone asked them how Scan's No 2
started. For all its merits, abc is still a notation system. On the same
theme of what people say; there is a very strong pub music scene around here
(East Sussex, England) and I could and, sometimes do, go to several sessions
a week. Nobody EVER mentions modes. They just aren't part of our thinking
and I'm talking about some very good musicians. (Some with a classical
backgound and some who can't read a note with all shades in between.)
I was, of course talking a load of twaddle about Scan Tester's No 2 to make a
point, although I still think there is more to it than simple G major.
Here's No 1 for comparison, as straightforward a G major tune as you could
ask for.
X:1
T:Scan Tester's No 1
C:Scan Tester
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
BA|G2G2GABc|d4d2B2|c2d2e2f2|
g4g2b2|a2g2f2e2|e2d2B3d|e2d2c2B2|
A4ABAG|G2G2GABc|d4d2B2|c2d2e2f2|
g4g2b2|a2g2f2e2|e2d2B3A|G2B2cB A2|
G6|:BA|G3A B2c2|e2d2B2B2|A3B cBAc|
e2d2B2A2|G3A B2c2|e2d2B2g2|fedc B2A2|G6:|
World domination? Go for it! But you'll do better by being inclusive rather
than exclusive. Get people on board with a sytem they understand and then
teach them about modes.
Bryan Creer
My apologies to David Barnert for the name mistake. I know the problem. I
often end up as Brian Greer or worse.
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