I'm conflicted. I have this passage (note: tuning = DADGBE, D2 notated as D2):

First, this is incorrect, as I'm not including the three beat rest in the third bar for the second-from-the-top voice, because it would be needlessly busy to read (you could fit it in that little space under the C#?). At the same time, this isn't meant to be contrapuntal, so having such complex rhythms baked in seems like too much.

My second suggestion is this following one, with a mononophonic melody line, with some L.V. markings to indicate the rung notes. I would imagine this is preferrable and 'more idiomatic', but I'd like some feedback.

I'm conflicted. I have this passage (note: tuning = DADGBE, D2 notated as D2):

First, this is incorrect, as I'm not including the three beat rest in the third bar for the second-from-the-top voice, because it would be needlessly busy to read (you could fit it in that little space under the C#?). At the same time, this isn't meant to be contrapuntal, so having such complex rhythms baked in seems like too much.

My second suggestion is this following one, with a mononophonic melody line, with some L.V. markings to indicate the rung notes. I would imagine this is preferable and 'more idiomatic', but I'd like some feedback.

I'm conflicted. I have this passage (note: tuning = DADGBE, D2 notated as D2):

First, this is incorrect, as I'm not including the three beat rest in the third bar for the second-from-the-top voice, because it would be needlessly busy to read. At the same time, this isn't meant to be contrapuntal, so having such complex rhythms baked in seems like too much.

My second suggestion is this following one, with a mononophonic melody line, with some L.V. markings to indicate the rung notes. I would imagine this is preferrable and 'more idiomatic', but I'd like some feedback.

I'm conflicted. I have this passage (note: tuning = DADGBE, D2 notated as D2):

First, this is incorrect, as I'm not including the three beat rest in the third bar for the second-from-the-top voice, because it would be needlessly busy to read (you could fit it in that little space under the C#?). At the same time, this isn't meant to be contrapuntal, so having such complex rhythms baked in seems like too much.

My second suggestion is this following one, with a mononophonic melody line, with some L.V. markings to indicate the rung notes. I would imagine this is preferrable and 'more idiomatic', but I'd like some feedback.