Nevermind, I was flatting the 6th.
On Tue 10/14/08 3:55 PM , Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: > > Tater, > > Do you have the original ABC text handy or the gif that the ABC > translation tool created? I can't get to the large file from my > current location. > > I need some help, too. I've been looking at this, and the Bb > signature doesn't make sense to me. The C Dorian scale is a natrual > minor scale, making it the relative minor of Eb, not Bb. > > What I am missing? > > Thanks, > Nelson > > On Oct 13, 6:57 pm, mistertaterbug tater > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Val, > > I got the tune off a list of tunes in ABC format. > If you go to the> link included, you'll notice it takes you to a > website that has a> sizeable collection of 'collections' of tunes from > all over the world> in ABC format. I think there is a list of ABC > readers there for> download as well. Here's the link; > > > > http://www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/tunes.html> > > If you look down about halfway through the list of > "large collections"> you'll notice one by Richard Layton. I downloaded > that file and split> it into groups of 1000 tunes to make it more > manageable. I think that> the "???/C Dorian" tune is somewhere up between > 4000 and 5000, though> I've scanned 3000 through 5000 some odd and have > not found it. But I> know it was there. No really... > > > > Tater > > > > On Oct 13, 6:51 am, Val Mindel [EMAIL PROTECTED] > il.com> wrote:> > > > > > > > I wish I were closer. I'd love to see it if you > do write out an> > arrangement. In my thickness (I blame jetlag) > when I posted I didn't> > realize this was the what you were referring to. > Good luck. I continue> > to try to sort of ways to do the waltz but need > to tackle the chords> > before I can get much further. Tater, where did > you get this? val> > > > On Oct 12, 8:12 pm, Linda [EMAIL PROTECTED] > s.net.au> wrote:> > > > > I have been looking at it ..using the piano, I > find it easier to try> > > things that way as the melody and the chords > can be tried all at once> > > quite easily. The ideas are still forming. > I would enjoy a chance to> > > play C Dorian Waltz in ensemble, but would > have > to get Scottie to beam> > > me ..to the location, Tasmania would be just > too far, to ask folks to> > > travel to. HA > > > > I would need a travel grant... > > > > I might be able to scare up some volunteers > here for a Tassie effort,> > > but there are no mandolas here that I know > of.> > > We could have regional play-off's ...though. > Might take a while to> > > organise. > > > > ljt > > > > > > On Oct 13, 10:36 am, mistertaterbug tater > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > > > I might as well confess, I'm the one that > threw this tune/quandry into> > > > Linda's lap. Val know's this one too. > It's a > tune I found in a long> > > > list of things on either Richard Robinson's > site or the "Big List" of> > > > ABC tunes(about 15,000) and was listed simply > as "??? Waltz/CDorian".> > > > The tune appears on the "Files" page. I threw > a bunch of chords at it> > > > and overdid it something fierce, so just > throw them all out and start> > > > from scratch...oh, and tell me what you > come > up with. > > > > > > Also, we've been talking about how nice it > would be to have this tune> > > > and a few others played with harmony parts > for second mandolin,> > > > mandola, cello, bass maybe. Any > takers?> > > > Tater > > > > > > > On Oct 10, 12:03 am, Linda [EMAIL PROTECTED] > s.net.au> wrote:> > > > > > > Hi all, I have troubles finding the right > chords to use for a given> > > > > tune. So I start this thread for the > selfish reason to see what> > > > > other folks might know or do re chord > selection. I think most folks> > > > > do know about the 12/bar blues, the > three > chord trick, etc.> > > > > > > I gather, but am not sure, that if a tune > is modal, it may be the> > > > > chord rules will or could be changed for > different effect?? Maybe in> > > > > the old days there were some standard > rules > for this?> > > > > > > Some of you may understand or have > something to share about what you> > > > > do, how you do it or the theory > behind your > chord/double stop> > > > > selections, and usage. > > > > > > > > Deep, you seem to understand a lot of > scales, maybe you have something> > > > > to add? I gather dulcimer players > come up > against the modal issues,> > > > > too. > > > > > > > > My current question is, to find chords that > work for a tune in Dorian> > > > > Mode, would it be based mainly around a two > note drone rather than a> > > > > three note chord, perhaps say, I & III, for > two of the chords and> > > > > perhaps I & V for the third chord or some > other scheme?- Hide quoted text -> > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
