It takes no longer to learn that the bass drum is always represented by note heads in the lowest space of the stave (F in the treble clef), as it would to learn that, in tab, it’s the “o’s” on the lowest line marked “B”. How does drum tab make things any easier? With these points in mind, let’s compare a basic beat written in drum tab to the same beat written in notation:īoth of these display exactly the same rhythm – bass drum on beats 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4, while the closed hihat plays steady eighth notes on top. It’s to show that when it comes to reading and writing music, the challenges presented by some instruments are demonstrably greater than others. The point of this isn’t to say that drums are easier to master than guitar. Unlike guitar, it’s not like you have four or five snare drums scattered around that each have a slightly different tone, and you have to decide within a split second which one to hit. If you’re told to hit the snare drum, for example, there can be no confusion what to do because there is only one snare drum in the kit. In addition to this, there is only one place any particular piece of the kit can be played. However, a drum kit has a very small number of “playable pieces” compared to guitar - 8 or 9 versus well over 100 at minimum. So it should be easy to see how tab helps when it comes to guitar. When you have between 130 and almost 200 places you might need to be, that’s a hell of a lot of information to have to keep on top of. Īnd if you happen to play a 7 or even 8 string guitar? You’re looking at 168 to 192 playable frets. If you have a 24 fret guitar that rises to 144. Does that sound like a lot? Let’s quickly compare it to a guitar.Ħ string guitar x 22 frets = 132 playable notes So there are eight or nine individual items that you can hit on a standard kit.
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