Hi, all. I have (somewhere in a pile of music) a publication from about 1900 outlining newly invented "character" notation for guitar which was essentially modern guitar tab: fret numbers on 6-line staves with (redundantly) parallel staff notation and without (annoyingly) rhythmic notation on the tab. Didn't catch on, though, so had to be reinvented mid-century. Tablature may be the most frequently invented musical notation. Best, and keep playing. Chris.
>>> <dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us> 5/7/2009 4:52 PM >>> On Thu, May 7, 2009, David van Ooijen <davidvanooi...@gmail.com> said: > On a side note: when did modern guitar TAB (equals Milan's) arise? I have heard talk of Mel Bay editions. before 1960, which is when I took up guitar. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
