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    • #6543
      Austin Springfield
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      Okay I get the concept of the tabs and they make sense but when comparing the tabs that have been wrote out for these lessons to other tabs I’ve seen.. the ones on here are just not making any sense to me at all.. is anyone else having this problem or am I just that much of a simpleton?

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      Craig Spinney
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      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

    • #6545
      Austin Springfield
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      Example is on the c major scale tabs on the mastering the fretboard course. The top tab starts on the 6th string 5th fret to 7th fret and then on the bottom tab it starts on the 2nd string 10th fret and then goes to the 1st string 5th fret… if I’m misreading this or just not understanding please let me know!

    • #6546
      Craig Spinney
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      Hey Austin,

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

      Craig

    • #6547
      Austin Springfield
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      Okay! Sorry to be a bother!

    • #6548
      Craig Spinney
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      No bother at all.  Thanks for asking!  That’s what we’re here for!

    • #6549
      Todd Borger
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      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.

    • #6585
      Austin Springfield
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      Todd,

      I feel like you are absolutely correct. I should have actually tried putting the notes to the numbers that are on that tab before I started this thread because it actually does make sense when you do that because it is all the notes in the C major scale. I appreciate the feedback from both you and Craig!

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      Craig Spinney
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      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

    • #6609
      Rob Ickes
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      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!

    • #6611
      Austin Springfield
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      Rob, thanks for the reply.. I know you have a busy schedule! And yes that all makes perfect sense!

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