Guitar tab
 

Anyone working on a app for guitar tab display such as guitar tab pro?

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I've asked myself the same question a few times. Then, I wonder why I would really want gp5 on the go? But that's neither here nor there. I'd say check out TuxGuitar. Its free and it supports every GP tab, well as PowerTabs. The developer(s) support nearly every platform I can think of, so it is highly likely that it could work. They already have a Debian package available, but they don't have any builds for ARM processors, so someone can possibly work it out. I'd actually recommend hitting them up to see if they would be interested in doing it. Take a look at what they have.

http://www.tuxguitar.com.ar/download.html

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learn to read the notes? its universal.....

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But not easy for all of us. I've tried for years but still constantly forget what I've learned.

I'd love to see something along the suggested lines for the N900. But to be truly useful it would require the ability to connect using an audio cable so as to avoid ambient noise.

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tabs can be understood with people who are only starting their guitar playing career. but otherwise there is no reason sticking with inferior marking methods.

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You obviously haven't really used Guitar Pro. It has the sheet music as well as guitar tabs. You can be a music elitist all you want, but not everyone feels like reading sheet music, especially if you listen to metal or anything with alternate or crazy tunings. I studied in a performing arts school(my high school was a special acceptance for students planning on becoming artists) for 4 years and I've played guitar and bass for about 6+ years now. I'm proficient in reading sheet music, but if the song I want to learn is in Drop F#(Meshuggah and others) or if I want to possible play along with backing tracks only then sheet music does nothing for me. If I'm trying to learn something classical or something like Andy McKee, then I can understand your point. But GP tabs are straight and to the point. No BS. There's no need for universal music when guitar is the only instrument playing the music(like most forms of rock).

And despite all that, you offer nothing to the thread. He didn't ask if you think Guitar Pro tabs are a good idea or better than sheet music, he asked if there was Guitar Pro viewer. Opinions can be saved for the Off-Topic threads.

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I'm not music elitist. I am just not in to those mesuggah etc stuff (and have never been). Now I stand corrected.

your comments offer nothing to this thread either. Your opinions and preferences. But you can get notes as pdf pretty easily and n900 supports pdf out of the box.....

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Tuxguitar is made in Java, so it's not easily portable to a native Maemo app. It can be run in Easy Debian, though. The UI can be decently used with the stylus after hiding the toolbars.

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Isn't Maemo is based off Debian? Did they just not include Java or something? That's kind of strange since those little KIRF phones always have Java on them, I would think a phone as beast as the N900 would have that. But then again, its doing fine without it.

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Java is not included nor supported by default, but there are some threads here about people trying to make it work. I guess Easy Debian is currently the easiest way to go (making Tuxguitar run was just one apt-get away...)

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ossipena if your not going to be constructive to this thread please don't comment, thanks :-)

Tab reader and tuner would be a fantastic app on the move as i know loads of song but after some time forget bits of a song and words.

i have seen some sweet apps that listen to the pitch to see if you're playing it right to help learn a new riff. Now why would anyone want a handy tool like that!! I’d pay for it.