Tabs

Hey Austin,

I’m not exactly sure what you mean.  When you say “other tabs you’ve seen” do you mean tabs created by other players/instructors?  The tabs on this site correspond with the lessons and Rob has his own interpretation of the songs in the lessons.  Not every example Rob plays is tabbed out.  We’ve tabbed out what we think are the most important passages in each of the lessons.  Most of the tabs have a location time at the top that corresponds with the location in the lesson video.  Can you give a specific example so we can get a better idea of what you mean?  And no, you are not a simpleton.

Craig

Hey Austin,

I’ll ask Rob to chime in on this one.  Please stand by!

Craig

No bother at all.  Thanks for asking!  That’s what we’re here for!

Craig and Austin,

I hope it is okay for me to put in my two-cents worth here. If I am understanding Austin’s question properly, I had a similar question earlier on. Austin, the tab system is not different than others, as far as I can tell. On the C Major scale tab sheet you mentioned, the tab is exactly what Rob is playing on the video. He begins the scale on the low string 5th fret as you saw. He works up two octaves ending on the high string 10th fret. He then turns around and comes back down. The confusion, if I’m understanding you right, is in the shift from the 4-5-6-7 fret position up to the 9-10 fret position and then back again. There is to me an awkward jump from the G to the A as you move from the 5th fret to the 10th fret (and then back again on the way back down the scale).

I toyed with changing the high A to the high string 7th fret instead of the second string 10th, but decided it was better to do what Rob was doing. (He’s been doing it a few more years than me, and he is the teacher!)

Anyway, I don’t know if this helps or not, and I may be missing the problem entirely.

Blessings.

Austin,

Todd helped WAY more than I but thank you!  I believe you have an answer to your question.  If you have more you can text Rob or send him a question via video…or put it out to the members.  There is a TON of knowledge in the membership!

Craig

Hi All,

Thanks Todd, I think you answered the question! I would just add that the reason I do that big jump from 1st string, 5th fret to 2nd string, 10th fret is that this avoids having to play four notes in a row on the first string.  The pitch can get wacky when you’re doing too much on one string, so I wrote this big jump in there to avoid that.   Hope this makes sense, good question!