On 06/02/2014 02:46 PM, Joachim Schmitz wrote: > Does tab make sense on fretless string instruments? No tab, no stringdata > needed, right? Accoustic bass would (always?) be fretless, bass guitar and > electric bass usually not.
Acoustic basses are indeed virtually always fretless. At most I've seen some beginners coming over from bass guitar *draw* frets. But the usual language of acoustic bass players is more like that of violins=, viola, or cello players - they speak of hand positions, not frets, and they don't actually number linearly up the neck. On the other hand, fretless electric basses are also common, and there is no particular reason someone playing or writing for that instrument wouldn't use tab. Even without physical frets, the concept hasn't changed. If you are playing a bass guitar, you still "think" in terms of frets. Marc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Mscore-developer mailing list Mscore-developer@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mscore-developer
