How to Notate Music for the 8-String Guitar

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With virtually no published material for the 8-string guitar, there is no standardized method to notate for it. In this video, we explore some possible solutions to this problem.
If you are a composer, this video will give you some tools so you can write all of us guitarists some cool pieces to play!
Forum Post referenced in video: music.stackexchange.com/quest...
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00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Option A: The Treble Clef
01:37 - Option B: The Bass Clef
02:20 - Option C: The Grand Staff
04:34 - Learning to Read in the Bass Clef
05:15 - Summary of Thoughts

[@NothingHereButMe]

I remember asking this question about 4/5 years ago on an engraving group and got absolutely clowned on. Good video

[@eightmetalstrings]

You were ahead of the times! I think it's an important question to ask as well.

[@icarbonised4655]

this video is pretty well put together! 👍

[@eightmetalstrings]

Thank you very much!

[@aifrmedia]

this is amazing content. genuinely well taught, you could be a professor lol.

[@slash58anilyo]

To be honest i wrote down some stuff and the best way is to write down is to use the same clef as the violas but with a 8va, same as the treble clef witj 8va. you u can use the treble and bass claf aditionaly for some particular sections but the alto clef works for most of the range

[@eightmetalstrings]

I can see how the alto clef could be useful for some stuff. I see 2 major issues though. First is translatability to others since most guitarists don't know how to read Alto clef. If you put a piece written in alto clef in front of a guitarist, chances are they would just laugh.
Second would be the fact that you have to switch to treble and bass anyway for some sections since the range of the guitar is so huge. In my mind, it just makes things simpler to stick with bass and treble in the majority of situations.