Exactly my point, John; I wouldn't advocate that nobody adds chords, they're too useful to some of us (though I often wish it were done better). But I didn't want them clogging up the collection I print out for gigs. So I did something about it, although I'm not a programmer. I'm not sure that the harmony lines I would use (as a fiddler) would fit well on the Anglo, or other instrument. I'm sure your choice of chords would better for the instrument. So I usually post (e.g. to tradtunes) without chords. Thanks to all for the feedback, and advice. Flos
16/04/02 16:23:19, John Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Mr. Headford: as a complete beginner and Anglo concertina player what would >be useful for me is adding chords to the melody line. Or perhaps just an >appropriate base line. The ABC format and archives around the web provides >me with many fine tunes many of which seem to beg for accompanyment. That's >where I need the help. > >Thanks for hearing my plea. > >John Burton >Suisun City > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Phil Headford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 8:49 PM >Subject: [abcusers] Chords > > >> I can see the point of written chords for complete beginners, >> but they clog the page up for me, and some ABCs out there are >> unlistenable because a quart has been squeezed into a pint >> pot. I don't know who dreams up some of the chord sequences; >> they must have cloth ears - possibly they are using software >> programmed by Mantovani fanatics. >> >> I've written a program to strip out all "guitar chords" and >> [ABC] chords, so I can work out whether one of the "harmony" >> lines carries a detectable melody. For useful markings like >> " Finish on A music", the program merely ignores "guitar >> chords" that begin with a space. >> >> Would anyone find this useful? It's about 325kb. >> >> Flos >> >> >> To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: >http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html > >To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html > To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
