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So, what's this thing?


The Stick®(also known as Chapman Stick®) has been around since it's inventor Emmett Chapman started producing it in 1975. The normal Stick has 10 strings and the Grand Stick has 12 strings.
You play it primarily by tapping strings on the frets by the fingers of both right and left hands. In essence, it's like playing piano directly on strings.
The bass strings are tuned in fifth (similar to cello and violin) and the melody strings are tuned in fourths (similar to guitar and bass). The standard tuning of a 10 string Stick is E A D G C F# B E A D.
The lowest pitched bass and melody strings are in the middle of the fingerboard, the highest pitched strings are on the outer edges. This makes the names of the notes match between bass and melody strings.
There are numerous ways of playing the Stick, but I'll name 3 of the most popular methods:

For lots of info about the Stick: www.stick.com



MP3 sample: Stick Arpeggio 2005 (2.7 MB)

Jaap's Stick Tabulatures


I have a Logic template that enables me to create Stick TAB by simply playing both right and left hand parts one at a time on the midified melody strings. Here are a few results:

Jesus, unser Trost und LebenTABMidiMP3
Amazing GraceTABMidi
As the deer pants for the water (M.Nystrom)TABMidiMP3
Geef vrede, Heer, geef vrede (Lord, give peace)TAB MP3
Down at the cross (the Kry)TAB MP3Score
Lamb of God (Twila Paris)TAB MP3Score



And some Youtube videos:

Jesus, unser Trost und Leben

As the deer

Geef vrede, Heer, geef vrede

Contemplating