Guitar solo

I wrote this as an experiment to try out PowerTab. I don't play guitar so although I tried to make it playable it probably is very hard (or impossible).
http://members.shaw.ca/wreck/mp3/test03j.mp3

That was strange music.

I don't know if it was intentional, but the glissando's were a little awkward.

Thanks for your comment. Yes, the piece has an awkwardness, a comical feel. Intentional or accidental? Once the piece started that way I just kept it going.

It reminds me a bit of the music of a western movie - it could be an inexperienced rider getting motion sickness on his horse. If I had to give it a "cute" title, it would be "Gravol Gaucho".

Could I have the powertab I want to play through it.

Judging by the sound, this would probably be MUCH easier to play on a fretless guitar with all those weird little glissandos

Originally Posted by TheMeaningofLIfe

Could I have the powertab I want to play through it.

The powertab score is horrible with a lot of "junk" to make the computer MIDI sound as good as possible. I'm thinking I will redo this piece in Finale as it is short and then post it. I want to try out the Finale guitar features so I may as well do this.

The transcription into Finale is a resounding failure. The notes are there but that is about it. Tutorial 7 shows how to do slides but the playback sound is horrible so I have left the slides out, which rather defeats the whole idea of the piece.

Also the sustained notes (open strings) should be louder than the runs but I don't see how to do this - the two layers seem to follow the same dynamics. So the playback is wrong (unmusical) in this respect also.

I've only had Finale for about a week moving up from NoteWorthy so there are hundreds of techniques yet to be mastered - I am open to suggestions - although I am more into keyboard and woodwind ensembles heading eventually to full orchestra.

I gave this effort its cute title "Gravol Gaucho" to suggest a non-serious westernish mood.

I don't play guitar and, although I know two people who do, neither has tried a performance for me. Just an experiment - if it is unplayable, c'est la vie!

I'd change some of the fingerings but it looks like it would work. A little more rythmic variation would be nice though.

Originally Posted by TheMeaningofLIfe

I'd change some of the fingerings but it looks like it would work. A little more rythmic variation would be nice though.

Any comment on the idea of the slides that were in the powertab midi - do they work on a real guitar? That was my non-guitar-player's experiment.

The rhythm was meant to capture the monotony of the rider going up and down, swaying side to side, as they meandered along a trail. Well, yes, monotony may not be the best concept for a piece, even a short one.

Originally Posted by Euler

Any comment on the idea of the slides that were in the powertab midi - do they work on a real guitar? That was my non-guitar-player's experiment.

The rhythm was meant to capture the monotony of the rider going up and down, swaying side to side, as they meandered along a trail. Well, yes, monotony may not be the best concept for a piece, even a short one.

Could you post the .ptb file?