Where can i get classical tabs?

[mandopickin4Him]

I've been looking for classical tabs for duets and stuff and I can't find them. Do they come in tableture? Any comments would help. Thanks!

-Josh

[Any Day Now]

Learn to read sheet music # http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

Seriously though, I don't even like to use the sheet music while I play, but everyone should be able to get the information off of the paper.

[mandopickin4Him]

Thanks!

[Jim Garber]

Try Cantabile (http://www.soundartrecordings.com/instruct_cantabile.shtml)

There are also some tabs under classical on Mandozine site.

Frankly you have a larger selection in notation. Almost any violin music and flute and even trumpet.

Jim

[mandopickin4Him]

How would I go about learning to read music?

[Jim Garber]

Learn to read music (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=read+music&btnG=Google+Search)

Jim

[Any Day Now]

It's not nearly as hard as it first seems. Heres some general tips.

1. The first time you try to read something it will be hard and much slower then tabs, but every time you sit down to read it will be easier then the time before.

2. Try looking at a tab and listening to the music as you read, now do the same thing with the standard notation. Do this even if you know nothing about reading music yet! Starting to see the advatages? You can literally see the music.

3. Tab's can only take you so far. They do a very bad job communicating techniques, rhythms, and accents (probably the most important aspects of classical music!)

4. Standard notation gives you the freedom to play that e note as an open string or fret 7 on the a string. You learn a lot making these decisions for yourself.

5. In my opinion people who can ONLY play while reading music are just as bad as people who can't read at all. They are opposite extremes.

6. You can learn something by simply looking at the standard notation. You'll see the composers starting rhythm and melody and you can compare it to how he developes it later in song. Does he use accidentals to add tension? Maybe he inverts his rhythm. I never even thought to do that until I read J.S. Bach doing it in the prelude to the G major cello suite (a great song to learn on btw)

7. Don't get discouraged, you could spend all day trying to read and drive yourself crazy. Don't forget to have fun, if that means putting the paper down for a minute and just messing around then so be it. The breaks give your brain time to digest what you've learned anyway.

[jmcgann]

Free download pdf file: The Tab Reader's Guide to Standard Notation (http://www.johnmcgann.com/TabReadersGuideToStandard.pdf) includes a section on mandolin. It'll take some effort but it'll be worth it. The next step is to learn enough theory to spot chords in melodic lines, so you can see and hear why JS Bach was the first jazz musician http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

It will take you longer than all day. It's a lifestyle.

Why Tab is OK but Notation is Better. (http://www.johnmcgann.com/tab.html)