On Jun 6, 2005, at 2:59 AM, Denys Stephens wrote:
> Dear Ed, > I'm afraid that transcription misses one of the points > of Neusidler's tablature (which Arthur referred to in his > mailing) - when notes higher than the fifth fret are indicated > the alphabet is started again with a line placed above the cipher > to indicate the higher position. These are present in the original, so > the tune starts on the 7th fret, not the second. It's easy to miss > because > the lines placed over the letter look almost like a continuous line > below the rhythm flags. Ah yes. Now I see them. Clear as a bell, actually. If I would have really studied kanji while living all this time in Japan, my brain would be attuned to subtle visual differences. > So Michael Morrow's transcription is correct. > > Tricky stuff German tablature...... Perhaps. This would be an excellent piece for starting with though because it just consists of a few notes over and over. cheers, Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
