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Re:YouTab: Automatically get chords for music by don_draper on Wednesday August 20, 2014 @03:37PM (#8204122)
Very nice. You know one feature I would love to see are strumming patterns. It's nice to see the chords but it's tough for an amateur to identify the strumming patterns.
Re:YouTab: Automatically get chords for music by yoodit on Wednesday August 20, 2014 @03:42PM (#8204140)
I have been thinking a lot on how to implement this feature. Showing it easy enough, but creating strumming patterns is a bit of a challenge...

This is my favorite feature though.

Re:YouTab: Automatically get chords for music by jordanwallwork on Wednesday August 20, 2014 @07:05PM (#8205145)
Don't implement strumming patterns! I've watched my wife trying to learn guitar pursing her lips saying up-down-up-up-down to herself and it just sounds robotic. Once you can play the chords smoothly enough strumming just happens. Even better, everyone seems to strum their own way (i cant sing so i strum a lot to compensate, whereas i have a friend with a beautiful voice who barely touches the strings)
Re:YouTab: Automatically get chords for music by philbarr on Thursday August 21, 2014 @08:19AM (#8206951)
That up-down-up-up-down whilst keeping the hand moving sets up different rythms and is an important skill. Especially if you're trying to learn a particular song - which will sound totally different if you get that wrong. Of course, you can get away without learning it like a lot of stuff on the guitar but you just won't be as good.
Re:YouTab: Automatically get chords for music by sn0v on Wednesday August 20, 2014 @11:08PM (#8205766)
IMHO, strumming patterns are something that you (as a beginner) need to experiment with to see what sounds just right. Eventually you end up not thinking about it anymore.
Re:YouTab: Automatically get chords for music by dfmi on Wednesday August 20, 2014 @05:36PM (#8204792)
Maybe an algorithm that could identify for ex first played note - meaning bass or first string and continue the same with other chords. After that you know where to start. Also there are only few strumming patterns and if you know the measure it should be easier. Just an idea.
Re:YouTab: Automatically get chords for music by sinwave on Wednesday August 20, 2014 @10:02PM (#8205637)
Would it be useful to see this on a grid? I find it's much more intuitive to coordinate strumming with my sense of hearing.