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GotChrist Posted Thu 11 Oct, 2007 8:32 PM |
I just read in a magazine that some people around the world think that guitar tabliture is ruining the skill in playing a guitar. They say that it's far, far, far too easy to read and that anyone that learns how to read tabliture, immediately knows how to play guitar. I don't think this is true and even if it were, I'd think that it was a good thing. Wouldn't you?
EDIT: I just realised that I posted this in the Travis section of the message board. Sorry. |
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hail_fran Posted Thu 11 Oct, 2007 10:42 PM |
i'm with you on this one. guitarists are judged by how they play the guitar, not by how they read music. and if tabs help them learn it quicker then happy days. give me tabs over score any day!
just bought the boy with no name book, tablature version:) |
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GotChrist Posted Fri 12 Oct, 2007 9:38 AM |
| That's exactly what I thought. |
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the boy with a cryptic name Posted Fri 12 Oct, 2007 8:23 PM |
Music is probably the most convoluted written thing in the world today (apart from any Asian language to a Westerner!). So I am totally for easier ways of getting the same thing on paper.
Also, it's complete nonsense that anyone can play tab - if the piece is hard enough you have to be bloody good anyway! It's like saying that I could play guitar really well if only I could understand the music, which is blatently not true! |
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Nikki Posted Fri 12 Oct, 2007 11:11 PM |
| Obviously, if you know how to read music and understand the theory of music you will probably become a better musician and can translate it from guitar to piano to other instruments, however, I agree with you guys. Being able to read tabs has nothing to do with skill level. This was in a magazine? Strange... |
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GotChrist Posted Sat 13 Oct, 2007 10:22 AM |
Nikki wrote: This was in a magazine? Strange...
Yeah, just some magazine I borrowed off my friend. Can't remember what it's called, some guitar magazine anyway. There's a small section in it asking people what they prefer, tabs or notes ... I would've expected them all to say tabs but it's not the first time I've been wrong. |
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ricv64 Posted Sat 13 Oct, 2007 2:44 PM |
| most tabs I see are appx , playin by ear is a good thing to me . A little give & take is probaly the best . I haven't been able to read a chart since I was a teenager , wish I could but it's not necessary for me to enjoy playing |
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