Alpha Beat Music Notation

Notation for the 21st Century

Easy - Compact - Precise

Alpha Beat Music Notation

Is Alpha Beat just a spinoff of the well known letter notation? Just? No - this is significantly different with significantly different results being promised.

Alpha Beat utilizes easy and compact contextual rhythm that is virtually devoid of math and memorization of symbols. As well, it promises significant assistance to playing in more complex keys that students have traditionally had great difficulty with in their learning stages.

This is likely the most intuitive yet precise notation that has been ever developed.

Is it perfect? No, Alpha Beat does not purport to replace Standard Music Notation. As well, it is still not fully developed for all instruments. However, it is well on its way to maturity. The framework is certainly there, but every instrument has its nuances and idiosyncrasies that are required to be tailored. All this will be well explained in the book.

But most importantly, Alpha Beat meets the 15 listed criteria with flying colors. The numbers suggest substantial improvements in what is possible for learning.

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Table of Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Part A PRELUDE

1. Roadmap

2. Criteria

Part B VERSE

3. General

4. Pitch

5. Rhythm

6. BeatTab Harmonica Notation

Part C OUTRO

7. Symbol & Modifier Comparisons

8. Evaluations

9. Recommendations

Appendices:

A Standard Music Notation Summary

B ABC Music Notation Summary

C Alpha Beat Music Notation Summary

D BeatTab Notation Summary

E Four Examples

BeatTab Harmonica Notation

Tested Notation That Works!

Easy - Compact - Precise

BeatTab Harmonica

Campfire Oldies and More

All you need at a campfire except for the hotdogs and marshmallows. Or to relax and stroll down memory lane.

An array of over 50 tunes in the four categories of: Campfire, Cowboys, Golden Oldies and Holiday Favorites. Great for when December rolls around and you want to entertain your company.

And like all the books in this series, some easy music theory is painlessly injected into the mix.

Also includes:

Appendix:

Some Players of Interest

Transcribing with BeatTab

Notation Comparisons

BeatTab Summarized

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Campfire (14):

Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

Bottle of Wine

Cat Came Back

Drunken Sailor

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow

I's the By That Builds the Boat

I've Been Working on the Railroad

Jamaica Farewell

John Brown's Body

Little Brown Jug

Michael Row the Boat Ashore

Sloop John B

Squid Jigging Ground

Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport

Cowboys (13):

Billy Boy

Buffalo Girls

Clementine

Down in the Valley

Home on the Range

Oh Suzanna

Old Grey Mare

Red River Valley

Shanandoah

She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain

So Long, It's Been Good to Know You

Streets of Laredo

Sweet Betsy from Pike

Golden Oldies (9):

Bye, Bye Blackbird

Camptown Races

How Much is That Doggie in the Window

Polly Wolly Doodle

Que Sera, Sera, Whatever Will Be

Sentimental Journey

Swanee River

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

When Irish Eyes are Smiling

Holiday Favorites (16):

Auld Lang Syne

Deck the Halls

Frosty the Snowman

Here Comes Santa Claus

Jingle Bell Rock

Jingle Bells

Let It Snow

O Christmas Tree

Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Silver Bells

Twelve Days of Christmas

Up on a Housetop

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Winter Wonderland

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Fun for the Very Young

Here is a big collection of almost 50 favorites that children love to hear and sing. If it can be played easily on the harmonica — it's probably here. And now they are all transcribed for easy rhythm without needing to learn Standard Music symbols. At last!

Learn to play better, and at the same time entertain your children or grandchildren. Although these tunes are generally more basic, there are plenty of suggested variants that can challenge even the more seasoned players.

Also includes:

Appendix:

Some Players of Interest

Transcribing with BeatTab

Notation Comparisons

BeatTab Summarized

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Containing (47):

A-Tisket, A-Tasket

Aikendrum

Alouette

Ants Go Marching

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baby Beluga

Brahm's Lullaby

Corner Grocery Store

Day is Done (Taps)

Farmer in the Dell

Five Green and Speckled Frogs

Frère Jacques

Going to the Zoo

Good Night Ladies

Happy Birthday

Hey, Lolly Lolly

Hickory Dickery Dock

Hush Little Baby

I'm a Little Teapot

If You're Happy and You Know It

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Jig-a-long Home

Kookabura

London Bridge

And More . . .

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Michael Row the Boat Ashore

More We Get Together

Morningtown Ride

Mulberry Bush, The

Muffin Man

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

Oats and Beans and Barley Grow

Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone

Old McDonald Had a Farm

On Top of Spaghetti

Pop Goes the Weasel

Popeye the Sailor Man

Puff the Magic Dragon

Row, Row, Row You Boat

Sing a Song of Sixpence

Skidamarink

Skip to the Lou

This Old Man

Three Blind Mice

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Wheels on the Bus

You Sing a Song & I'll Sing a Song

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Love & Folk Songs

Full transcriptions of over 60 favourite Love songs and Folk songs). See the listing (to be updated) for the 73 pieces.

These pieces have been selected and transcribed to easily be played on the standard 10 hole diatonic harmonica in any key. Any awkward bends have been minimized via careful and judicious means.

For beginners and intermediate players. There is some challenge here but most of these pieces are possible to be played by anyone who puts in a reasonable effort.

As well, most songs have a plenty of suggested variants and detailed tips to assist the player. This is much more than a simple tab book.

And like all the books in this series, some easy music theory is painlessly injected into the mix.

Also includes:

Appendix:

Some Players of Interest

Transcribing with BeatTab

Notation Comparisons

BeatTab Summarized

Expected publish date - April, 2023.

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Love Songs (45):

5 Days in May

All My Loving

And I Love Her

Annie's Song

Bye Bye Love

Can't Help Falling in Love with You

Cecilia

Dance Me to the End of Love

Early One Morning

Eight Days a Week

Heart of Gold

Hey Jude

I Can't Stop Loving You

I Walk the Line

I Will

I'll Just Have to Tell You I Love You in a Song

I'll Never Find Another You

Just a Dream Away

Killing Me Softly With His Song

Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Log Driver's Waltz

Love is a Rose

Love Me Do

Love Me Tender

Marianne

Nights in White Satin

Rhythm of the Falling Rain

Scarborough Fair

Song for the Asking

Time in a Bottle

To Know, Know, Know You

World Without Love

Yesterday

You Are My Sunshine

You Don't Know Me

You've Got a Friend

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

Folk Songs (28):

Blowin' In The Wind

Both Sides Now

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Circle

El Condor Pasa

English Country Garden

Farewell to Nova Scotia

Four Strong Winds

Freight Train

I Am a Rock

If I Had a Hammer

Mr. Bojangles

Mr. Tamborine Man

New River Train

Sailing

Sound of Silence

Take Me Home Country Roads

This Land is Your Land

Those Were the Days My Friend

Waltzing Matilda

We Shall Overcome

Weave Me the Sunshine

Where Have All the Flowers Gone

Worried Man Blues

BeatTab Harmonica Blues

A broad and eclectic group of about 25 great blues (mostly) pieces, that are fun to play while demonstrating the value of notated detail — particularly for that of rhythm.

Note that in general, most of these pieces are contemporary ones, done by players that you can still reach out and touch. You do not always have to go back fifty years to hear good blues music. And YouTube and similar has allowed everyone to enjoy what they have given us. But consider buying some of their CD's or attending their workshops and webinars for great instruction. There is a lot of help out there for improving our playing. We need to support these artists.

Detailed instruction and tablature is included from easy to intermediate pieces. Although this book has been written more toward seasoned players, newer players can easily benefit from its clarity that enables much faster advancement than most blues books allow.

Blues has unique elements of rhythm, without which, the blues is just not the blues. BeatTab easily captures most of these nuances that are normally difficult-to-impossible to transcribe concisely with precision. Be prepared to be surprised as to the help that this book can provide for learning. A very unique book!

Also includes:

Appendix:

Featured Players (and more per the above)

The Blues

Transcribing with BeatTab

Notation Comparisons

BeatTab Summarized

To preview the actual notation, see:

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Blues Tabs:

BUFFALO, Norton — Runaway (del Shannon / Bonnie Raitt)

CHARLES, Ray — I Can't Stop Loving You (Don Gibson)

EVERETT, Bruce — Hillcrest Mine (James Keelaghan)

GREY OWL — California Dreamin' (John Phillips)

GUSSOW, Adam — Comping - Shake Rattle & Roll (Calhoun)

GUSSOW, Adam — Crossroads Blues (Robert Johnson)

GUSSOW, Adam — Deadly Blues Harp Rhythm

KOLESNICHENKO, Konstantin — The Deb (Dave Therault)

PACLIN, Alex — Harmonica Improvisation #1 Arpeggios

PLATT, Roly — Put It Where You Want It (Joe Sample)

PLATT, Roly — Sexy Ways (Wayne Buttery)

PLOTNIKOV, Boris — Boris' Blues

PLOTNIKOV, Boris — Hip Hop Harmonica Jam

PLOTNIKOV, Boris — Sunny (Bobby Hebb)

RICCI, Jason — Basic 3rd Pos Octaves

SAYLES, Charlie — Mississippi Saxophone

SENOH, Ryuichiro — Digging My Potato (Cowboy Bebop)

SFAIR, Indiara — Improvisation in Cm

SHELLIST, Ronnie — Selected Blues Riffs

STEVENS, Mike — Devil's Bride (Matt Anderson)

THURSTON, Scott — Mary Jane's Last Dance (Tom Petty)

LECKIE, Tomlin — Georgia on My Mind (Ray Charles)

LECKIE, Tomlin — Easy 12 Bar Blues Harmonica Lesson

LECKIE, Tomlin — Tomlin's Frustration Lick on C Harmonica

ZAJAC, Andrew — Lose Your Money (Terry, McClinton, Pickett)

BeatTab Harmonica

Blues Riffs of Ronnie Shellist

Learn to improvise via The Complete Blues Riffs Flashdrive (sold separately) through his website. Detailed instructions are included from Ronnie and transcribed here for beginning and intermediate riffs including 1st, 2nd and 3rd position blues.

Tons of riffs (roughly 150) will keep you busy forever. And now you can practice the more difficult rhythms — even when you are without the audio.

Ronnie's knows how to teach improvising. And now you can have well-notated and detailed instructions to assist in your journey.

Also includes:

Appendix:

Some Players of Interest

The Blues

Transcribing with BeatTab

Notation Comparisons

BeatTab Summarized

To preview the actual notation, see:

BeatTab Harmonica website

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Core Licks:

Beginning Blues Licks

5 Chord Blues Licks / Turnarounds

Ending Blues Licks

More Advanced Licks:

3rd Position Blues Licks

Intermediate Blues Licks

1st Position Blues Licks

Additional Resource Licks:

Bent Blues Licks

Call & Response Licks

Draw Licks Download

Fast Blues Licks

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