Originally Posted by etcjoe
The guitar world and other stringed instrument world figured out a good way to do this with tab. I can read tab just as easily as standard notation. Since there are so many ways to get the exact same note and pitch on stinged instruments, tab can be really useful. But, yeah, standard notation is not something that needs fixing.
Yes - tablature assumes that you already know the melody and rhythm, so it only needs to communicate the fingering.

It's an example of where a hybrid solution to a specialized problem works very well. Rather than trying to make one solution do both things, you can use Western notation and tab to get the job done. Or include an audio file for those that choose not to read Western notation. wink

I was going to say "standard" notation instead of "Western" notation, but it's only "standard" depending on where you happen to be.

And you know the old saw... The great thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from. laugh

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My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?