crazysam23_Atax

So...I got interested in Math Rock the other day, which in a very roundabout way led me to looking up what contrapuntal inversions are. I think I understand the principle. However, I was wondering if anyone knew of any examples in guitar music of contrapuntal inversions. (For me, seeing guitar examples would help me out a lot.) Any tabs that are linked or such would be greatly appreciated; and, if you feel any explanations are required, please feel free.


Thanks, guys!

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griffRG7321

>Wants to learn counterpoint
>Asks for tabs

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bach loved tabs
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this is just one of many cases that occur every year. pitch axis theory, phrygian dominant, all predators waiting to prey upon the poor soul's ability to learn, blinding the way with temptation and wrong-doing, and wikipedia is the enabler. wikipedia is the dad beating his son for being a pussy, and UG is that black veil brides video where the dumb poser kid rebels because he's an emo(tional teen) that's deeper than deep.

we need to shut down wikipedia or we're enabling recycled metalcore riffs and 14-year-old-girl-moistening frontmen. also tab sites, fuck those places.

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crazysam23_Atax

Wow, you really seem like an asshole. 1) It's hardly like I'm some kid looking to play Metalcore. (I'm 24, for one. Not really some "out-of-place" emo-fag-looking teen who loves anything by Fall of Troy or All That Remains.) I despise Metalcore.
2) I have studied basic music theory. (I know what counterpoint is, for one, and find the exercises teachers make you do to learn it to be annoying.) I don't see the issue in asking you all for help in finding specific examples of contrapuntal inversions, except for the fact that all of you are being assholes about it.


Forgive me for thinking there might be some tabs of Bach songs. Or that maybe someone could direct me to some examples of classical guitarists who use contrapuntal inversions.


We're on a tab site, so real smart comment that.

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Xiaoxi

uh....I don't think there's such a thing as contrapuntal inversions........

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TFOT is metal core now? lol

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This might help you.

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/tas3/mus303/contrinv.html

As far as examples on the guitar I don't know sorry.

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crazysam23_Atax

Well, the way it's been described to me is that is that it goes up one way (so say it goes up by intervals to a major third) and then it goes down (inverts, from that major third to the root), all in counterpoint of course.



Thank you! Much appreciated.


Hey, look what wikipedia told me.

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I can't tell if you're talking about inverted melodies or invertible counterpoint.

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seems like you're talking about contrapuntal inversions.

compare the prime (P) with the inversion (I):





that link is talking about invertible counterpoint - i.e. double counterpoint.



same reason i chose not to comment.

you're not really going to find much in the way of counterpoint in tabs - counterpoint is something that gets very visual, and good counterpoint would be nearly impossible to read in tabs unless you took that shit really slowly, which would almost defeat the purpose since you're training yourself to learn a skill with no real use. counterpoint is much easier to understand through music notation.

you say you know basic music theory, but you want to get into complex counterpoint and your experience with music notation is limited? i'll try to be a little less of a dick than the other guys but i'm still going to be brash: you're not ready. you need more experience, more study, and more application to be able to effectively use the concepts you want to employ. counterpoint is a difficult beast and it's very easy to make counterpoint that sounds dry and academic. you need experience listening to lots and lots of good counterpoint to write good counterpoint.

if you want experience with counterpoint, focus more on the masters of it (palestrina, bach, brahms, even mozart to a degree) rather than math rock. understand counterpoint at its peak first. then come back, listen to math rock, and, with your thoroughly internalized understanding (underlined because i cannot emphasize that enough), analyze how it's used in modern styles.

study more music theory and familiarize yourself far more with music notation. counterpoint isn't something you can learn from a tabbed example like a scale. it requires a lot of in-depth study and immersion -- even within music, it's almost like a language all its own.

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Xiaoxi

yea these 2 make much more sense but I still don't know what exactly you're referring to..........

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crazysam23_Atax

I think invertible counterpoint is another name for it.

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At this point I'm not even sure if crazysam knows what he's referring to.

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crazysam23_Atax

Ah, that's it exactly.



I never said that my experience with music notation was limited. I understand music notation just fine. I've taken a few classes where we used it exclusively. (I was a music minor for awhile.)



I wasn't planning on using Math Rock as a study tool. Math Rock was just what started me thinking in this direction. Any specific examples of Bach, Brahms, or Palestrina you would suggest?


I understand the basics of counterpoint; I have studied it on my own. I'm looking for examples, which you provided a few composers; for which you have my thanks.

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Everything from Bach is counterpoint, really. In fact, his works for solo instruments (even forgetting about keyboards here) are the pinnacle of counterpoint.

At the moment I'm checking out this one:


I like the next renditions a lot, the panning and/or choice of instruments make the voices a lot easier to hear:

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They both refer to different things... The inversion of a melody is one where the contours are reversed: a rising 5th would be replaced be a falling 5th, and so on - in other words a mirror image of the melody.

Invertible counterpoint is where two lines can be swapped around in the texture and still work as a counterpoint. It relies on the inversion of intervals, for example, the inversion of a 5th is a 4th, a 6th is a 3rd, and that both intervals will be consonant in both "contrapuntal inversions".

This just reminded me, there's a Bach fugue where he has an invertible counterpoint which works with subject in the Prime (I know it's not the right word for non-serial music, but tired and can't think of the right word atm), and inverted positions
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