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Many people will tell you it is ... so here's a few(b) Do you simply want to copy others? Yes or No
thoughts to help you "pin your ears on straight"(c) Do you only want to play music that has been
before you make your own mind up.played on the guitar? Yes or No
Hotel California Solo Amp SettingsIf you answered no to question number one and yes
Many people tout TAB as the newest approach toto questions two and three, then TAB is for you.
playing guitar. But contrary to popular belief TAB orThere's no need to read any further and I wish you
finger notation has been around since the 1500's.all the best with your guitar playing.
Early examples can be found in Italian, French andBut if you want to learn more about your options,
German lute tablatures.read on ...
The lute is a six stringed instrument and predecessorThe guitar player who only reads TAB has to
to the guitar that became the favorite instrument ofcontend with the following issues :
Western Europe during the Renaissance periodThis player can only play songs that have been
TAB can also be found as a form of communicationplayed on the guitar.
amongst various "fringe - dweller" stringedRemember, TAB is a way for guitarists to
instruments, such as the banjo and the pedal steelcommunicate ideas among themselves, so one of its
guitar.major drawbacks is that it only works with guitar.
So don't be fooled by TAB. It's not new and it's notIn short, it's a closed world a sort of 'guitar only' club.
the answer to every guitarist's needs.Since other instruments (piano, saxophone, drums,
What is TAB ?etc.) do not use TAB, the "TAB only" guitarist is
TAB or Tablature is a method of writing down musiclimited to playing music that has been exclusively
played on guitar or bass. Instead of using symbolsperformed on the guitar.
like in standard musical notation, it uses ordinaryAnother issue to consider is that anything you write
numbers.in guitar TAB will not communicate anything to
What TAB will tell you ...non-guitarists. For example, a pianist will have no idea
TAB will tell you what notes to play - it will tell youwhat you have written since a piano doesn't have
which string to play and which fret to press thefrets!
string down at.Best Hotel Finder Click here
TAB will sometimes give you an indication of theA third problem is that you don't know which TAB
rhythm of the piece i.e., it may tell you which notesversion is the correct one?
are long notes and which notes are the short notes.Since there are many different ways of playing the
However it will not tell you exactly how long or howsame musical idea on a guitar, how do you know
short they are.which TAB version is the correct one you are hearing
What TAB will not tell you ...on the recording ?
TAB generally will not tell you the duration of theLet's face it. If we typed in the song "Hotel
notes - so in most cases you will "have" to listen toCalifornia" into any TAB site we would be confronted
the song yourself, with the TAB in front of you towith at least 21 different versions of the same song.
work out the rhythm of the notes.Keep in mind that many of these TAB versions have
TAB will not tell you which finger you use to fretbeen submitted by players with very little musical
each note.experience. Suffice it to say that can be
Tab usually will not tell you anything about picking anddisappointing. There's certainly room for improvement.
strumming - you will have to decide for yourselfO.K you can see that the "Truth about TAB" is that,
where to use upstrokes / down strokes and so on.taken by itself TAB is neither good nor bad.
Should you rely on TAB?However, if it's the only way you receive information
To read or not to read...that is the question.about the guitar it can be extremely limiting.
Should you learn to read TAB or standard musicI do recommend learning how to read standard music
notation? There's many a valid argument for andnotation? Ultimately it does have many advantages
against reading TAB or standard notation. Theto someone who plans to play the guitar well on a
answer rests entirely in the following questions andlong-term basis. High speed reading and recall of
how you answer them:standard music notation is just one of the essential
(a) Do you want to know what you're doing? Yes orskills the advancing guitarists needs to acquire.
No