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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

2955.0. "Help for Bassist" by EVOAI2::SECU_LDV (Stratocastifiant! hein l�o?) Wed Jul 27 1994 05:24

    Hi, 
    
    I've a friend who want to learn bass.
    So, I'm looking for Bass tablatures or exercises wich can help him.
    I've tried ftp.uwp.edu pub/music/guitar, in vain.
    If someone know a ftp directory or if someone can send to me some
    tab it will be great.
    His favorite band:
    Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Red hot chili peppers, or somethings
    else...
    Thanks in advance.
    
    		-Fred-
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2955.1MADMXX::KNOXWed Jul 27 1994 09:3613
    
    I don't know if you'll find anything online, but most larger music
    stores carry the bass and/or guitar charts for many popular bands
    like the ones you've mentioned (I've got one for Steely Dan... use it
    all the time to keep my sight reading chops up). These charts are
    usually written in Tab (yuck!!) and Bass Clef. My advise is to 
    forget learning to read tab and make the extra effort to learn 
    bass clef("real music"). Also, there are several fine instructional
    videos by the likes of Chuck Rainey, Billy Sheehan, Beaver Felton
    and Stu Hamm that would be of better use to the beginner than 
    trying to read charts to popular tunes...
    
    /Billy_K
2955.2From a Siz StringerPOBOX::PATLAElvis Sells DECpc's at Digital!Fri Jul 29 1994 15:308
    ftp.nevada.edu
    
    cd pub
    cd bass
    
    There is some Hendrix/Cure/Various Rock tab out there
2955.3EVOAI2::SECU_LDVStratocastifiant! hein l�o?Tue Aug 02 1994 11:2723
    			Thanks,
    
    But I've not ftp..
    I've send a mail to decwrl::ftpmail with no luck:
    I've been received a message with "you're ftp request is ok.." or
    something like that but no tablatures...
    
    there is the message I've send:
    
    to: DECWRL::ftpmail
    subj:
    
    reply EVOAI2::secu_ldv
    connect ftp.nevada.edu
    chdir pub/bass
    ls
    ascii
    get pub/bass/index
    quit
    ([ctrl]-[Z])
    
    If someone know why...
2955.4TAMRC::LAURENTHal Laurent @ COPTue Aug 02 1994 11:3014
re: .3

Since you already did:

    chdir pub/bass

you should change

    get pub/bass/index

to 
    get index

-Hal
2955.5No wayEVOAI2::SECU_LDVStratocastifiant! hein l�o?Wed Aug 03 1994 23:4110
    re: .4
    
    Nothing, nothing, nothing, just the "your request has been received"
    Is it a problem with ftp?
    Thanks for your help...
    I will try again later.
    
    		-Fred-