Difference between revisions of "The Rue B"

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First pigeon message lead to the drop in Rub-B Bar, New York. The drop was found on 15th April by Skunkwaffle.
This drop is not fully solved.

Drop contents:

• Page from Dr. Seuss "Oh Say What You Can Say"

Page has guitar tabulature on the bottom.

e|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
b|------------------------|-0-----------0----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
g|----------------3-------|----------3-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
d|------------------------|---------------------3--|----------4--3---------|------------0-----4--3-|------------------------|
a|------------------------|----2--3------2--3------|-1---------------------|----2------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-2-----4--2------------|-4----------------------| 

12 tones per octave times 2 octaves = 24 tones.
Each tone corresponds to a letter, meaning 24 letter available.
Low E = A. That is the lowest note you can play on a guitar without changing the tuning.
Counting up by half step, starting with the low E, each note ends up translating to a number between 1 and 24 (E=1, F=2, Gb=3, G=4, Ab=5, A=6, ...).

Whole tabulature translates to:

4 19 20 3 4 19 20 8 9 14 7 15 14 3 8 5 3 11 15 14 5 

Each number matches up to a letter in the alphabet (1=a, 2=b, 3=c, up to 26=z). So the number translates to

Is this thing on check one

(thanks to Skunkwaffe and Deagol)

• Note with crossed out phrase

Note says:

for a bottle of wine
from your favorite
winery
(or whatever else tickles your fancy) 

(thanks to Kelly)

Drop recovery video could be watched on youtube.com. (watch)
Discussion of the drop contents in the forum. (thread)