![]() ![]() So there is useful information that will benefit me as a guitarist, in both the tab and the standard music notation. And could easily see where the quarter notes became eighth notes and then sixteenth notes. And I would instantly recognize the key by the key signature. But the standard notation will tell me if the notes are going up or down and I could almost sing them. I can NOT translate the notes on the standard notation to my guitar - so in the absence of tab I would not be able to play them by sight. I can sight read tab - so I would know how to translate what is written on the tab to the guitar fretboard and play the indicated notes (even though I might not be able to tell you what the notes are). I actually prefer to see music for guitar written as tab - with standard notation below. Both may contain information that the guitarist will find valuable. If you had to do just one, I would write tab for a guitarist, as it is far more likely that the guitarist will be able to read tab and you can more easily convey the techniques unique to stringed instruments (hammer on, pull off, etc.).īut since you are well versed in both Tab and Standard Notation, I really think the best thing you can do for all guitarist, is write them both. With tab you really have to sit down and either play it or try to figure it out like a long division math problem. In standard notation you can see if the melody is ascending or descending just by looking at the notes - without even thinking about it - something that is impossible with tab. But one of the most useful things that standard notation can do that tabs absolutely cannot, is allow you to easily visualize the melody. Standard notation has a key signature that will identify the key. Standard notation is better for indicating quarter notes vs. On the other hand, there are things that standard music notation can do that tabs cannot. ![]() Things such as hammer on's, bends, slides, pull-offs and palm muting are more easily indicated on tab than on standard music notation. Other things you can do with tab - relate to things you can do with a guitar that you cannot do on a piano. ![]() In fact, many guitar players I know personally who can read both, tend to prefer tab. I don't even have to know what that note is called to be able to play it! Many guitar teachers are using tab with their students and it is becoming more and more popular everyday because of it's simplicity and other factors that give it an advantage. With tab, I can easily look at a 2 on the third string (third line) and I immediately know to put my finger behind the 2nd fret on the third string and play that note. So a guitarist does not have to know anything about reading standard music notation to read tab. It is very intuitive as it is based on a visual representation of the strings and numeric indicators for which fret. It has the advantage of a very short learning curve and does not require extensive study to learn. Tablature is a common and increasingly popular form of music notation for stringed fretted instruments. But each can do certain things better than the other. Standard music notation and Tablature (Tab) can both tell a guitarist what notes to play.
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