classical music tabs

[skubasteve120]

where can i get them? theyre impossible to find! i like to play more difficult pieces, even if they take a while to perfect, and ive found classical stuff to really be fun and technical, or at least, the songs i can get tabs for. but theres so much more thats out there that i want to try! anyone know where i can get them? oh, BTW, by classical i mean the likes of bach, beethoven, mozart, etc. classical stuff sounds really great distorted!

[Dux]

If you are that into it, learn to sight read. This way TAB will never hold you back.

[Bossaking]

Hey skubasteve!

I also enjoy working on classical pieces. I've only recently started playing them for people. There's nothing like playing a little R&R and then throwing out a small classical piece, it always goes over well...also makes me look like I might even know what I am doing! LOL

It is true about learning standard notation, especially were classical pieces are concerned. Most libraries have a huge selection of classical pieces arranged for guitar that you can work from.

However, there are a couple good classical tab sites I have found...

Classical Guitar Tablature 1 (http://alt.venus.co.uk/weed/music/classtab/welcome.htm)
This place has a catalog of 600 songs, some even have MIDI. There's also a .ZIP file available to download the entire catalog.

Classical Guitar Tablature 2 (http://members.tripod.com/~Braumeister/)
This site isn't quite as good but there are a few good tabs and MIDI's. Unfortunately, it's a Tripod site so you have a few pop-ups to deal with.

Classical Guitar Tablature 3 (http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/6619/tabs.html)
One last site. Just a few here but these 3 should give you a decent selection.

Good Luck!
BK

[skubasteve120]

thanks, boss, those were some nice sites! anyway, ill try to learn to read music. i mean, it really cant be all too difficult, can it? but sightreading, i dunno. thatll be tough.

[Dux]

That is totally boss there Bossa. Are there tab sites for the Bossa Nova?

[Bossaking]

Well, I don't know of much in the way of TAB as far as Bossa goes. There are excellent sites with chord names and lyrics and I'll show you those. I guess so much of Bossa playing is interpretive that TAB isn't really pratical. Hmmm, maybe I should do some TABS? Well, here's the links!

Bossa Nova Guitar 1 (http://spazioinwind.iol.it/bossanova/lyrics.htm)
This guy does all of his own transcritptions for this site and he does a pretty good job. I've linked directly to the song list but check out the rest of his site, it is quite impressive. Now, as I said, this is one site in which there are only chord names. Also, you may need to reference his "Chord Patterns" page to get an idea of some of the chord symbols he uses. Also, all of the lyrics are in Portuguese. This can be a little troublesome if you're not familiar with the songs. However, his chord choices are very intersting and I use this site quite a bit for reference.

Bossa Nova Guitar 2 (http://www.bossanovaguitar.com/bossa_nova_song_lyrics.html)
Okay, here is another impressive list. Some English lyrics here but again, all chord names, no TAB. However, this site does have one very interesting aspect. When you choose one of the song files, look to the top of the page and click on "Animated Version". When you do, you'll see the same chord over lyrics type page. However, when you move your cursor over a chord name, the voicing is shown automatically, kind of cool! This version comes up as default when you chose "Chords" next to a song name. By the way, also take a look around this site, it too is very impressive!

Bossa Nova Guitar 3 (http://www.etc.ch/~jason/tabs.html)
This is one of my favorite sites, simply because I find his chord choices to be most to my liking. Although it says "TAB" it is really just chord voicings with lyrics beneath. However, I really used this site quite a bit when I got my start in Bossa. Also, at the bottom is a link to some Samba and MPB songs!

ENJOY!
BK

[Dux]

Whoooa Boss man....very cool. Mahalo Nui Loa.

[Bossaking]

E pili mau nâ pômaika`i me `oe!


I hope I didn't just say that I want to marry your goat! LOL!

BK

[5stringer]

oooh errrr


think id best get practising!!!!

[drumstix128@aol.com]

I just wanted to revive this thread because it's been so helpful to me. I have it on my favorites list. So I was just thinkin' if maybe all the newbies wanted something a little different to try and they hadn't already found this.

the son of a motherless goat,
Josh

[dacster]

tabs are a great help with classical but you don't get any timing. What you do get is where to play a particular note. As we all know you can play one note in several places on the guitar and it helps at times to know where to play the note. I find the combination of standard notation and tab to be very user freindly. But, I think if you are at all serious about classical pieces you should really learn to read standard notation. It is the primary means of comunication between musicians.
Want a challenge pick up Leyenda.

[This message has been edited by dacster (edited September 11, 2003).]