« Reading Sheet Music

Many beginning guitarists find reading sheet music very intimidating. Learning a brand new language composed of a lot of symbols that are new and alien is often daunting. For for anyone wanting to be a serious guitarist, reading sheet music is a must, taking your guitar playing well beyond anything that Tab can teach you.

Guitar tablature is like a crutch, only teaching you how to play songs and compositions by rote. It is certainly true that Guitar Tab will teach you how to play a piece of music somewhere amongst the Tab process you miss some of the real things that music, and being a musician is all about.

Many beginner guitar lessons and learning materials focus almost entirely on guitar tab. While you can make good progress learning in this way, as a musician you miss out on so much.

According to Will Kalif, learning a piece of music with traditional sheet music means not just learning the notes but learning another language. This exercising of your mind makes you more flexible, more capable, and more creative. With time and practice you come to recognize keys, chords, progressions and whole host of things you won’t ever see with Tab.