I am rehearsing the banjo tunes for Steve's musical 'Brightstar'. I have the music but I actually can't read music notation only tab. Does anyone either have Steve's contact or have the tab for the tune 'She's Gone'?
Might be easier contacting Bennet Sullivan
Who is Bennet Sullivan?
https://www.banjohangout.org/blog/34152
Super nice guy. You can contact him through this site: https://bennettsullivanmusic.com/ or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bennettsullivanmusic/
Edited by - Brian Murphy on 10/02/2023 19:27:28
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Originally posted by banjonzWho is Bennet Sullivan?
Played banjo in Brightstar, I think he arranged a lot of the music as well but I could be wrong.
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Originally posted by Sunrise Leequote:
Originally posted by banjonzWho is Bennet Sullivan?
Played banjo in Brightstar, I think he arranged a lot of the music as well but I could be wrong.
Is he a mamber here?
Musescore will convert standard music notaion to tab. Its pretty simple to do but requires clean pdfs as input. It sometimes makes errors on importing.
Just a suggestion. Requires a bit of savvy to do.
Heres the basics
Make sure pdf is clean and clear
Import using musescore
If import fails then clean up pdf and retry
Once imported compare musescore import to pdf note by note, fix errors
Once import is a match lower the entire score 1 octave
Change the instrument to banjo tabs
Change clef appropriately
Your done
The is a youtube vid on this
There is a free app that gives you all of the Brightstar banjo tabs.
apps.apple.com/us/app/bright-s...114799523
I admire the moxie of asking BHO if anyone has personal contact information for Steve Martin.
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Originally posted by KCJonesI admire the moxie of asking BHO if anyone has personal contact information for Steve Martin.
He must be a wild and crazy guy...
Who is this Steve Martin?
El Guapo wants to see him.
Just look in the phone book, point to any “random S O B”
Oh man. I do not envy you at all. I did a BS run earlier this year and it was a grueling ordeal. You would think that since it was written by a banjo player, that the score would be banjo-friendly, but you would be wrong. I'm sure you've noted by now that the score is indecipherable and often times just flat wrong. The app only offers marginal improvement and still gets things wrong. It will only give you fragments of the songs that are often in the wrong time signature. Take my advice and do NOT try to translate the score's sheet music into tablature. "Garbage in = garbage out," as they say.
Thankfully, the plight of BS banjo players has improved a lot over the last couple of years. Some kind soul took it upon himself to actually write down the tablature for every song (or something approximating it). HUGE shout out to Anthony Pooley, if you're on Banjo Hangout!
Here's the best advice I can give:
- Throw the official score in the trash
- Delete the app
- read this article by Anthony Pooley: strumpit.org/2020/05/29/bright...-roadmap/
- Download and print Anthony's tablature. I can't find it online, but if you give me your email then I'll send you an electronic copy when I get home from work.
Good luck!
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Originally posted by NotABanjoYodaMusescore will convert standard music notaion to tab. Its pretty simple to do but requires clean pdfs as input. It sometimes makes errors on importing.
Just a suggestion. Requires a bit of savvy to do.
Heres the basics
Make sure pdf is clean and clear
Import using musescore
If import fails then clean up pdf and retry
Once imported compare musescore import to pdf note by note, fix errors
Once import is a match lower the entire score 1 octave
Change the instrument to banjo tabs
Change clef appropriately
Your done
The is a youtube vid on this
The problem here is that the score is wrong as often as it isn't.
Edit to my earlier post. I was able to track down the email with the tablature and upload it to my google drive. Here is the link: drive.google.com/file/d/1H-By9...p=sharing
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Originally posted by cevantThere is a free app that gives you all of the Brightstar banjo tabs.
apps.apple.com/us/app/bright-s...114799523
Neat little App
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