beginner tab

[endresd]

I bought a book of music. In it is a notation I don't understand. I have attached an image of a part of the tab. Could someone please tell me what it means.

Thanks,

Dave

[Jim M.]

Put a finger on the 9th fret of the G string. You pick that note with the open D and A at the same time, then you slide your finger to the 11th fret. That little slanted line indicates a slide.

[endresd]

What does the little arc mean?

[Dfyngravity]

the little arc means that the D is tied over along with the slide from the 9 to 11 fret.

[mandocrucian]

The arc is a slur when the notes that it connects are different pitches. It is a tie when the pitches are the same - you don't play the tied note as a separate note; usually you'll see the tie used to clarify rhythm or because the note crosses over into the next measure.

The slur symbol is used for hammer-ons and pull-offs. And, when there's the connecting dash in conjuction with the arc, for slides.

Niles Hokkanen

[fiddle5]

If you are an absolute beginner, being both new to music and reading music, You are better off to learn Standard Notation . It takes no less time to be fluent in Standard Notation as does Tablature notation. Tablature can offer some very good visualizations of where to put your fingers, but if you spent two months learning Standarn Notation, your abilities to read music , melody , #Timing, and most importantly - Theory, will far exceed that of Tablature.

The logic in this is simple, do you want to learn to read a language that only a four string instrument can play? or do you want to learn a music language that everybody in the band can pass #a peice of music and you can read it? no matter if it was written for guitar, fiddle, banjo or french horn, flute , ect.

This is MHO of coarse, but i wouldn't want to be stuck speaking Eskimo in the middle of English North America. Not that there is anything wrong with eskimo, but Standard notation is the english of written music, why would you want to learn anything else if it doesn't take any less time?

I first learned theory and standard notation with fiddle(violin), when I picked up guitar then mandolin, it was a peice of cake. Didn't have to learn to read music all over again.

Mike

[mando kid]

Ok Im a beginner too but heres what that music means. The line stand for each one of the different pitches. The numbers just tell you what fret to put down. Happy playin' http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif