Help with a couple of the tabs on this site

[clayek]

So I'm confused as usual, but at least this time I know what about. I've been working on Crash and SMTS lately. Something seems off about the tabs for these songs on this site. With Crash the question is simple, is the high E string played during this song? The tab shows it is not played, but to me it sounds like it is just left to ring open throughout the verses. Other tabs I've looked, including one from the Easy Tabs DMB book, show that it is played open as well. My question on SMTS is in regards to the slides. The direction of the slash usually idicates the direction of the slide. If the slide dash is in between two notes, as in 3\5 and 4\6, is it supposed to indicate direction? If so, these are in the wrong direction, unless I am way off. Sorry if these are stupid questions, I just like to know the fine details of what I am playing. Thanks

[Kukini]

Dave doesn't ring the high E in crash, what you're hearing is Tim and as for the slides, \ is up on the fret board (numerically) and / is down.

[i-am-me]

Dave doesn't ring the high E in crash, what you're hearing is Tim and as for the slides, \ is up on the fret board (numerically) and / is down.

i disagree...i think he does.

[guitardmb]

He rings it for the intro and then stops, then rings it again at the end.

[emorokr12]

why does it really matter if he lets it ring or not? The high E is the same note as the B string being fretted on 5 so letting it ring makes it sound fuller. Its all a matter of choice as far as playing that string, do what you think sounds best.

[clayek]

...as for the slides, \ is up on the fret board (numerically) and / is down.

So the SMTS tab is technically innacurate then, because the different slides in there are not all marked right.

[Nuladion]

...as for the slides, \ is up on the fret board (numerically) and / is down.

So the SMTS tab is technically innacurate then, because the different slides in there are not all marked right.

Does it matter when its 4/6 or 4\6? Slide from 4 to 6. All that matters is like in Say Goodbye when its /5 which is slide up to five.

[TaylorGuy110]

...as for the slides, \ is up on the fret board (numerically) and / is down.

So the SMTS tab is technically innacurate then, because the different slides in there are not all marked right.

Does it matter when its 4/6 or 4\6? Slide from 4 to 6. All that matters is like in Say Goodbye when its /5 which is slide up to five.

yup it's that easy! if you can count you can slide in the right direction.

[clayek]

I get what you are all saying, but I think that maybe some of you need to look at the tab itself to understand what I am trying to say as I seem unable to explain. I'll try again though. The 3\5 and 4\6 slides are up from 3 to 5 etc. That is obvious. But then the 8\ slide at the end of the intro says that we should slide up, but I have been playing it as a slide back down to 3. Then again with the /10 in the 10X710X chord. This one says to slide down but I have been playing it as a slide up from lower into the chord. This sounds like the way this song is played but my ear is pretty useless when it comes to that. I know that this is being picky but I really want to know what's right so that I can know that I am reading tab notation right. It would make sense to me that if you are going to use symbols to mark something than you should use the right symbols. In no way am I saying that the tabs are not great on this site I just need to know for future reference if I am doing these slides right. Thanks again

[mlb1399]

The tabs here are a blueprint for you to go out and learn the song by listening and playing along. I have learned a majority of DMB songs by using the tabs off of this site including SMTS and Crash.

SMTS

You slide from 3 to 5. 4 up to 6. And finish with 8 going back down towards 3.

[clayek]

SMTS

You slide from 3 to 5. 4 up to 6. And finish with 8 going back down towards 3.

So I'm right then, some of the slides in this tab are marked in the wrong direction. I guess I should have specified that my question had more to do with reading the tab than with actually playing the song. I have never really had much trouble playing it, but recently I actually looked at what the tab says to do and I thought that maybe I have been playing it wrong. So I should just stick with my intuition I guess, I just never trust myself that much.

[jkanter]

SMTS

You slide from 3 to 5. 4 up to 6. And finish with 8 going back down towards 3.

So I'm right then, some of the slides in this tab are marked in the wrong direction. I guess I should have specified that my question had more to do with reading the tab than with actually playing the song. I have never really had much trouble playing it, but recently I actually looked at what the tab says to do and I thought that maybe I have been playing it wrong. So I should just stick with my intuition I guess, I just never trust myself that much.

Yes, it would seem that I marked the slides i the wrong direction. Thanks for the correction and the SMTS tab has been fixed. THANKS!

[clayek]

Yes, it would seem that I marked the slides i the wrong direction. Thanks for the correction and the SMTS tab has been fixed. THANKS!

No, thank you for all of the hard work that you have put into this site. It is really an excellent resource that is appreciated by many in the DMB family.