Eddie Van Halen RIP.
Hate to be a downer but I just had to 'fact check" EVH.
I've heard/seen at least 2 different interviews yesterday where he claims "tablature" was invented because standard musical transcription couldn't be used to capture how he played.
I was always under the impression that it was invented to simplify "reading music" although I must admin I thought it was "invented" around the same time frame, IE 1970's.
Turns out according to wiki, it has been around since the 1300's!
Tablature - Wikipedia
OK, on with the regularly scheduled programming-
Hate to be a downer but I just had to 'fact check" EVH.
I've heard/seen at least 2 different interviews yesterday where he claims "tablature" was invented because standard musical transcription couldn't be used to capture how he played.
I was always under the impression that it was invented to simplify "reading music" although I must admin I thought it was "invented" around the same time frame, IE 1970's.
Turns out according to wiki, it has been around since the 1300's!
Tablature - Wikipedia
OK, on with the regularly scheduled programming-
