Working with harmonica tablature...
I'm working around with a chromatic harmonica tab score in MuseScore 3.0 (any word on when the plugin will be available in v. 4.0??)
I like the system of + for blow, - for draw and s for slide button, by the way (I suppose once I find the feature request page, to add support for 16-hole chromatic)
Anyway, I'm not sure how to best stretch or compress the score that the tabs don't look like a descending staircase (and be able to bottle it for future use)
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Which plugin do you (want to) use?
This one? https://musescore.org/en/project/harmonica-tablature-harp
Here the modified for MS4 and 16 Hole Chromatic added
Please check if correct.
You can stretch with } key
In reply to Which plugin do you (want to… by graffesmusic
Thanks for the MS4 plugin!
My working with the stretch commands in MS3 did not go well....so I'm hoping that I can make it behave better in MS4...
Individual measure stretching does work better in MS4...
Lastly (for now?) I may need to move a measure from one line to another so that when I stretch or compress a particular measure, I don't force the tabs to stack on top of each other in a following (or preceding) measure (As an example, if I could move measure 70 to the next line, then stretching measures 68 and 69 will have more room to work with
In reply to Thanks for the MS4 plugin!… by grstatdoc
Could you check if the 16 hole chromatic is actually correct?
I don't have a 16 hole. I assuming it is just another octave on top of a standard 12 hole.
In reply to Could you check if the 16… by graffesmusic
Will test it shortly...(a 16-hole chromatic has an octave below middle C, and is numbered 1., 2., 3., 4. -- the normal 12-hole chromatic numbering picks up from there:
1. 2. 3. 4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12)
I could use a way of removing the tabs (or system text) without having to do it one at a time....
Now, in the attached, the 16-hole tabs are above the 12-hole ones....instead of an "X" for the Bb below middle C (which is not accessible on a 12-hole chrome in C), it would have
"-4.s"
In reply to Will test it shortly...(a 16… by grstatdoc
Here is the same file...note the designation at measure 24
In reply to Here is the same file...note… by grstatdoc
I'll check the 16hole.
In reply to I'll check the 16hole. by graffesmusic
Is this ok?
In reply to Is this ok? by graffesmusic
Yes! Thanks!
In reply to Yes! Thanks! by grstatdoc
Here the corrected plugin for MS4 and 16-hole chromatic added.
In reply to Here the corrected plugin… by graffesmusic
Hello @graffesmusic!
I have an updated version of this plugin, with some bug fixes as well, since pull requests in the GitHub repo are ignored: https://github.com/musescore/harmonica_tablature/pulls
I had submitted a PR for 16 holes since September 2021:
* https://github.com/musescore/harmonica_tablature/pull/12/files
(I use ° symbol to denote the bass register, ie: 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, as it looks similar to the customary in 16 hole chromatic hardware covers that use a dotted number, see attached picture)
Here is an example that uses all registers from a 16 holes chromatic:
* Merry Go Round of Life: https://musescore.com/user/33299608/scores/6983885
* Chromatic Harmonica Scales and Arpeggios (Grades: 0 1 2 3 4 5 - Colored): https://musescore.com/user/33299608/scores/6842411
Do you work at MuseScore? Could you add yourself or me as contributors of the tablature github repository? Or do you know who to ask for this?
I am glad you've updated the plugin and posted it, however it would be ideal if this was versioned as well, and that new contributions are taken into account.
Best regards,
Ismael Venegas AKA HarmonicaMuse
In reply to Hello graffesmusic! I have… by HarmonicaMuse
Sorry, i didn't see this post earlier.
I am just a user (and occasional chromatic player) helping out a fellow musician with a working plugin in MS4.
I also don't have a clue of who should be contacted for the github MuseScore reporsitories; PR's are obviously being ignored.
In reply to Sorry, i didn't see this… by graffesmusic
I just brought this up in the development chat on Discord.
In reply to I just brought this up in… by Jojo-Schmitz
No reply from the core team. Which basically means those repos are officially orphaned and up for the grabs...
I so far took over the ones for https://musescore.org/project/remove-notes-color and https://musescore.org/en/project/harp-pedal-diagram-0, linked the 1 pending PR for each and for the latter ported it to 4.x.
https://musescore.org/en/project/harmonica-tablature-harp has 10 PRs pending...
In reply to Here the corrected plugin… by graffesmusic
It's work very fine.
Will it be possible then to can export only the harp tablature in text form ?