[The Bard Rocks]

Interesting how you do it. I don't see how using musical notation will help you with all that. It tells what the notes and chords are, how long they should be held, the rhythm, and some nuances, but not all that! Even a video won't show it all.

For myself, notation works fine. I play a new tune until it stops changing, until I think I have it where I want it, then write it down, play it though, make changes until it sounds the way I want it when reading the notation. Then I scan it into the computer. There are SO many neat tunes and snippets I have forgotten when I have failed to do this. I don't bother with all the fills, bass runs, and embellishments. My mind either seems to remember them or comes up with others that are as good.