REading drum tabs on a computer?

Category: Jam Session

Post 1 by b3n (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Sunday, 21-Mar-2010 12:23:41

Hey all.

The title says it all really, I'm wondering how possible it is for us to read drum tabs as in on a computer as apposed to in braille. I've always done stuff by ear for other instruments, but on some faster songs its a bit hard to do that, plus some of the drums are fairly low down in the mix, so its a bit tricky to pick out when there playing.

IF anyones done anything like this before then I'd be very interested in learning about it; its the first time I've ever read music.

Chears, Ben.

Post 2 by blindndangerous (the blind and dangerous one) on Sunday, 21-Mar-2010 13:00:36

Are drum tabs written out like guitar tabs? Well, I guess not, but it'd be interesting to take a look at some. I can sort of read guitar tabs for rhythm guitar since that's what I like to play most, but I didn't even know that their were drum tabs.

Post 3 by The Straight Edge Superstar (Please, allow me to once again explain why you are wrong.) on Thursday, 29-Apr-2010 20:04:39

I find it impossible to read guitar tabs on a computer. I too am not sure if drum tabs are anything like guitar ones, but if they are I'd think they're next to impossible to read with Jaws or any screenreader for that matter.