Originally Posted by
rpjazzguitar
So, today I saw a big band chart and finally took notice of the little 8 hanging off the treble clef on the guitar part.
The first note was an F, 3 ledger lines below the staff.
A pianist seeing that note will play it as the pitch on the D string third fret.
A guitarist who learned it the way Mel Bay teaches it, plays that as the first fret low E string.
So, the little 8 hanging off the clef, tells the guitar player that he's supposed to play Mel Bay's way.
If the little 8 is not there, then the guitarist either plays the note an octave higher or assumes that the little 8 should be there and plays it as Mel Bay taught.
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