In another thread I originally suggested to just use a standard tuned 7 string guitar to tab drums. But in an attempt to make it more user friendly and look more like a real drum score, and also minimize having to use hi and low melody or multiple drum trks in PTE, maybe we should use a custom tuned 7 str gtr as follows:
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1st str tuned to E3. This is used for any other Misc Drums
2nd str tuned to B1. This is used for any other Misc Drums
3rd str tuned to C#3. This is used for Cymbals
4th str tuned to F#2. This is used for Hats
5th str tuned to F2. This is used for Toms
6th str tuned to D2. This is used for Snare Drums
7th str tuned to B1. This is used for Bass Drums
Most drum tabs could be simply tabbed with just the below info. If other drums are needed, just use the other chart.
Below would be a typical measure of a drum score tabbed in PTE, and the allowed values:
Code:
Misc1 |----------------| (see chart below)
Misc2 |----------------| (see chart below)
Cymbals |0---------------| (0= Crash 1, 2= Ride 1, 3=Chinese , 6= Splash, 8= Crash, 10=Ride 2
Hats |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| (0=closed HH, 2=Pedal HH, 4=Open HH)
Toms |----------------| (0=Low Flr, 2=Hi Flr, 4= Low, 6=Low-Mid, 7=Hi-Mid, 9=Hi)
Snare |----0-------0---| (0=Acoustic Snare, 2= Elec Snare)
Bass |0---------0---0-| (0= Acoustic Bass, 1=Bass Drum 1
To try to keep all the tabs standardized, try to choose the “Perfered Way” to tab, unless the string is already being used.
Code:
| Note & | Perfered Way | Alternate Way to tab
Drum_Type | Octave | (string,fret)| (string,fret)
-------------------|--------|--------------|----------------------
Acoustic Bass Drum | B1 | (7,0) | (2,0)
Bass Drum 1 | C2 | (7,1) | (2,1)
Side Stick | C#2 | (2,2) | N/A
Acoustic Snare | D2 | (6,0) | (2,3)
Hand Clap | D#2 | (2,4) | N/A
Electric Snare | E2 | (6,2) | (2,5)
Low Floor Tom | F2 | (5,0) | (2,6)
Closed Hi Hat | F#2 | (4,0) | (2,7)
High Floor Tom | G2 | (5,2) | (2,8)
Pedal Hi-Hat | G#2 | (4,2) | (2,9)
Low Tom | A2 | (5,4) | (2,10)
Open Hi-Hat | A#2 | (4,4) | (2,11)
Low-Mid Tom | B2 | (5,6) | (2,12)
Hi Mid Tom | C3 | (5,7) | (2,13)
Crash Cymbal 1 | C#3 | (3,0) | (2,14)
High Tom | D3 | (5,9) | (2,15)
Ride Cymbal 1 | D#3 | (3,2) | (2,16)
Chinese Cymbal | E3 | (3,3) | (2,17) or (1,0)
Ride Bell | F3 | (2,18) | (1,1)
Tambourine | F#3 | (2,19) | (1,2)
Splash Cymbal | G3 | (3,6) | (2,20) or (1,3)
Cowbell | G#3 | (2,21) | (1,4)
Crash Cymbal 2 | A3 | (3,8) | (2,22) or (1,5)
Vibraslap | A#3 | (2,23) | (1,6)
Ride Cymbal 2 | B3 | (3,10 | (2,24) or (1,7)
Hi Bongo | C4 | (2,25) | (1,8)
Low Bongo | C#4 | (2,26 | (1,9)
Mute Hi Conga | D4 | (2,27) | (1,10)
Open Hi Conga | D#4 | (2,28) | (1,11)
Low Conga | E4 | (2,29) | (1,12)
High Timbale | F4 | (1,13) | N/A
Low Timbale | F#4 | (1,14) | N/A
High Agogo | G4 | (1,15) | N/A
Low Agogo | G#4 | (1,16) | N/A
Cabasa | A4 | (1,17) | N/A
Maracas | A#4 | (1,18) | N/A
Short Whistle | B4 | (1,19) | N/A
Long Whistle | C5 | (1,20) | N/A
Short Guiro | C#5 | (1,21) | N/A
Long Guiro | D5 | (1,22) | N/A
Claves | D#5 | (1,23) | N/A
Hi Wood Block | E5 | (1,24) | N/A
Low Wood Block | F5 | (1,25) | N/A
Mute Cuica | F#5 | (1,26) | N/A
Open Cuica | G5 | (1,27) | N/A
Mute Triangle | G#5 | (1,28) | N/A
Open Triangle | A5 | (1,29) | N/A
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