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absurdus_delirium Approved 
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I ran across quite a few guitar tabs (all in guitar pro 4 format) and wouldn't mind the trouble of converting them to ukulele tabs. What kind of musical knowledge would I need in order to do sthg like that? Do I have to "know music" or is there some trick any program provides?
____________________ http://ezfolk.com/audio/absurdus_delirium i guess, the more u like music, the more music u like! |
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absurdus_delirium Approved
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Never mind! Got it!  Poking around Guitar Pro I noticed that it had a "Export MIDI..." feature. I checked TablEdit knowing that there is bound to be a "Import MIDI..." feature. And, of course, there it was.  Below I am attaching the two tabs I made (I feel kind of ashamed saying "made" since I actually did very little, anyways...) for "Turkey in the Straw". Both of them are only the first 16 measures ( I will get the full version of TablEdit ASAP) and the second had the "Optimise fingering" option ticked. Are they optimised? PLUS, absurdus Turkey in the Straw TablEdited by absurdus_delirium | | | | | | | | |------------------------14--12--|10--9---10--12--10------2---3---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |5---7---5---2---5-------10--12--|14------14------14--12--10--12--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |14------12------12------14--12--|10--9---10--12--10------2---3---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |5---7---5---2---5-------10--12--|14------17------17--14--10--12--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |14------12------10------14--12--|10--9---10--12--10------2---3---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |5---7---5---2---5-------10--12--|14------14------14--12--10--12--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |14------12------12------14--12--|10--9---10--12--10------2---3---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | | |5---7---5---2---5-------10--12--| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| Created with TablEdit http://www.tabledit.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkey in the Straw (optimised fingering) TablEdited by absurdus_delirium | | | | | | | | A |------------------------14--12--|10--9---10--12--10--------------| E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| C |--------------------------------|------------------------11--12--| G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | | | | | | A |------------------------10--12--|14------14------14--12------12--| E |10------10------10--------------|--------------------------------| C |------------11------------------|--------------------------------| G |----9---------------------------|------------------------12------| | | | | | | | | A |14------12------12------14--12--|10--9---10--12--10--------------| E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| C |--------------------------------|------------------------11--12--| G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | | | | | | A |------------------------10--12--|14------17------17--14----------| E |10------10------10--------------|------------------------15------| C |------------11------------------|--------------------------------| G |----9---------------------------|----------------------------14--| | | | | | | | | A |14------12--------------14--12--|10--9---10--12--10--------------| E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| C |--------------------------------|------------------------11--12--| G |----------------12--------------|--------------------------------| | | | | | | | | A |------------------------10--12--|14------14------14--12------12--| E |10------10------10--------------|--------------------------------| C |------------11------------------|--------------------------------| G |----9---------------------------|------------------------12------| | | | | | | | | A |14------12------12------14--12--|10--9---10--12--10--------------| E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| C |--------------------------------|------------------------11--12--| G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | | | | | | A |------------------------10--12--|14------17------17--14----------| E |10------10------10--------------|------------------------15------| C |------------11------------------|--------------------------------| G |----9---------------------------|----------------------------14--| Created with TablEdit http://www.tabledit.com/ Last edited on Tue Jul 18th, 2006 12:54 pm by absurdus_delirium ____________________ http://ezfolk.com/audio/absurdus_delirium i guess, the more u like music, the more music u like! |
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Richard Hefner Administrator 
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Absurdus, That kind of theoretically works but in real practice those tabs aren't very playable (although the melody is there). I don't have a standard uke with 17 frets on it. Seems like most sopranos only go up to about the 12 fret... some maybe 14 I guess but staying up that high for a long time in a song doesn't work too well for me (could just be me though). That tab is written in the key of G. I think a better alternative would be to either lower the whole tune an octave or possibly just transpose it to a different key where the notes would be lower on the neck. There are a lot of fiddle tunes that fit nicely on the uke (see my arrangements of Cluck Old Hen and Hop High Ladies for a couple of pretty good examples). Turkey in the Straw is a great tune and it can be played on the uke but because the range is a bit wider it's quite a bit harder to play. The tab you came up with is a good starting place but since it's not practical to play you might want to go in and use TablEdit to transpose it. Do an automatic transposition in TablEdit from the key of G to the key of F (1 step down) and see if you end up with a better arrangement. You might also want to try the keys of E, D, C, and A to see what the program generates. The program is not perfect when it comes to generating automatic tabs and usually needs help from a human to get it right but it is a big help. Post the tabs if you want to and let's see what you get. Maybe I can help you create a good arrangement to play. 
____________________ Richard Hefner Webmaster, ezFolk.com MP3 Page: http://www.ezfolk.com/audio/richardhefner |
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Mike Bagneski Approved
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Looks like the lowest note is a B, and the highest is a D an octave and third above the B. If it's in G, moving it down to key of C would put the range at E-G, which would be okay for a 12 fret soprano. Key of A would be C#-E, which might be a bit sweeter and easier to reach. Mike B Last edited on Thu Jul 20th, 2006 04:01 am by Mike Bagneski |
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ookman Approved
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absurdus_delirium, I'm glad that you asked this question becasue as it turns out it came on top of my Google search. I've been interested in fingerstyle guitar but I've never managed to learn how to do it. Now that I've started learning the ukulele, I'm planning to learn some of the fingerstyle pieces that I like from this site: http://www.frettedinstrumentsnyc.com/ This site provides a lot of MIDI [and ptb/tef] files that are ripe for conversion to ukulele tabs. My favorite 'fingerstylist' is Chet Atkins. I imported the 'Heartache.midi' file using TabView with the option to convert it to ukulele tabs and it seemed to do it. Now I need to figure out whether the conversion is playable. In any case, it's a good start for reusing material that is already available. Anyway, thanks again for asking the conversion question. As they say -- The only wrong question is that which is not asked." Have a pleasant ukulele playing time! absurdus_delirium wrote: Never mind! Got it!
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nevc*ernamed Approved 
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I am very interested in converting primarily guitar tablature to ukulele tabs (seeing as how guitar tabs are more plentiful on the internet for most popular types of music). This seems like a meaningful place to post my question. I have powertab installed, but what do I need to exactly to obtain similar results? If you don't mind could you post instructions on how exactly to convert tabs written for the guitar to a ukulele (tuned G-C-E-A)? Thanks in advance.
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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I hope this doesn't come over as being flip, but the easiest way to convert chords is to buy a ukulele chord book. If the guitar chord is a "C" chord, look up the "C" chord in the uke book. Presto, you have converted the chord! Brad
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nevc*ernamed Approved
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Right, I've done that before. I have a very nice ukulele chord dictionary. My question is I don't have much musical knowledge, and I was wondering how one goes about converting tablature (melodies; individual notes on the staff) from guitar to ukulele. Any help anybody could provide on that subject would be great!
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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That's a tougher nut to crack! Because the guitar runs from E below Middle C to over an octave above Middle C, you have a large range of notes that won't fit on the uke. I usually just sit and try to figure the melody out on the uke by trying different things. Usually I wind up in a different key, and there is a lot of stuff that never makes it onto the uke. Maybe some of the better uke players have methods. I don't think there is software that can do it for the reasons above. Good luck. Brad
____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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nevc*ernamed Approved
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Well thanks for the prompt replies. I guess it's an excuse to learn some music theory now! Thanks!!
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