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Ryan002

 

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Living on Tabs? 
Is it absolutely necessary to be able to sight read? I can work out a score (can't "read" and play it) but with tabs I can read and play almost immediately. I prefer learning by direct observation of another guitarist. Apparently, according to many guidebooks I have seen recently, this is a really bad thing. Anyone out there know why sight reading is worth the effort? After all, traditional Flamenco guitarists didn't do it...
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Oct. 26 2005 6:51:51
 
Doitsujin

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RE: Living on Tabs? (in reply to Ryan002) 
no, I think its great to read tabs. When you hear the original music you can learn it to play right. Without the original audio, its no good idea to learn a tab. Maybe only to leanr new chords and tricks are ok without the original audio.
Ok, all falsetas I learned from an other guitarrist in workshops, I didnt forget. And the stuff I tabed by myself from an audio, I dont forget, too. But many falsetas I learned from a tab, I forgot..but I think its not bad to read tabs.
Traditional guitarrists? Whats that? Ok guitarrists who are very creative often dont read tabs, coz they invent teir own stuff.
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Oct. 26 2005 9:51:22
 
Skai

 

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RE: Living on Tabs? (in reply to Ryan002) 
Nope, but I think it's always a plus to learn to read tabs and scores. Aren't you a classical guitarist anyway? If so it shouldn't be such a great problem for you.

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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Oct. 26 2005 12:31:20
 
Ryan002

 

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RE: Living on Tabs? (in reply to Ryan002) 
I *was* a classical guitarist. My old guitar instructor would get a heart attack if he heard me play Classical or fumble through a score nowadays. I haven't kept up sadly. After a point I just let it slide and started learning from tabs and observation. But Doitsujin what I meant was that traditionally Flamenco is passed down by direct learning and not by any form of written music. Or so I am told.
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Oct. 26 2005 15:01:38
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