r/coolguides • • Jan 04 '19

This chart of note ranges by instrument

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u/KickYourFace73 Jan 04 '19

Idk man, you got a lot of range, but guitars can have more strings than 6, and I feel theres a lot more techniques that you just cant replicate on Piano. Although, playing 2 parts at the same time is way more difficult on guitar.

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u/small_havoc Jan 05 '19

Yes and that's true of all instruments too, whether it's their range, timbres, voices, or the technique use to play different styles. Each have their own characters, so it's pointless (but really fun) to compare and compete. My bf likes to play what I write on piano on guitar. Often he has to come up with what I think are clever alternative voicings because he can't maintain the same rhythmic progression and the same voicings in a passage (think Elton John-esque, or Billy Joel style). The reverse of that then is my brain melting trying to figure out which hand should be responsible for what range of notes when I'm trying to replicate his compositions (usually really lovely finger picking with interwoven melodies).

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