Simplifying when notating mandolin music?
I generally like to notate fiddle tunes in Finale, and don’t include tab, but write just the bare melody lines with the expectation that I’ll be filling in, modifying, adding double stops, etc., when playing. I want the fiddle tune to be on one page, too.
I focus on improvisation, but I’d like to start capturing some of what I’m doing, and also start working out some interesting arrangements. The problem is just how many notes can be involved in my playing. Drone notes, double stops, hammer ons, pull offs, slides, etc. Lots of notes! That made me wonder about folks who notate solos from recordings. When you do that, are you also leaving out lots of notes? Are you simplifying just to make sure the notation/tab are readable by the average mandolin player?
Doug Brock
2018 Kimble 2 point (#259), Eastman MD315, Eastman MDA315, some guitars, banjos, and fiddles
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