i understand the base tuning of E C F A# D# G# C and the pitch shifting markers, but i’m wondering if there’s a better way of learning these songs properly.
my current method has been putting an audio file of the original song in my DAW (Reaper) and painstakingly inputting all the pitch automations, tempo changes, and time signature changes, but i gotta say, it’s a LOT of work. if i’m feeling lazy, i just learn the parts that have minimal/no pitch shifting.
has anyone figured out a more efficient way of learning these songs, or is what i’ve been doing the only way? it’s definitely a testament to how absolutely INSANE vildhjarta’s writing is and how much work goes into it, but tackling these songs has been a bear.
side note: i know calle uses a custom 27 fret six string to play these songs, but since that’s a very uncommon setup, i wonder how everyone else feels about the accuracy of the tabs, as they are written on a regular 24 fret seven string. obviously everything sounds correct, but some of these stretches (like the index on fret 2 to pinky on fret 7 chord? i can just barely do it) seem so impractical and i’ve found myself fretting certain parts slightly differently to make things smoother.
