Then one day you wake up and realize that they’ve taken MUCH MORE from you than they ever gave.Īnd guitar tabs work in much the same manner…Įxcept most players NEVER even realize it, because the resulting problems aren’t nearly as obvious. They give and they give and they give, and for a long time, they trick you into thinking there’s no downside. Well here’s what I think… Guitar Tabs Are Like DrugsĪnother popular addiction among both musicians and the rest of the world alike…ĭrugs are appealing, at least at first, because they offer INSTANT VALUE, with zero effort. When you first started playing as a teenager, did you really think you would still need tabs after all this time?Īnd yet you do. My sincere apologies to any of you who fall in this category. Who have been playing for 1-2 decades or more…somehow still rely entirely on guitar tabs to learn new songs. I’ve always found it amazing how some players…many of them highly-skilled by all outward appearances… Want proof…? Some Guys Still Use Tabs After Many Decades! While it can happen on extremely rare occasions for some unusually talented players…įor the vast majority of us…it simply never happens. That all these skills will come together at some point, and one day, you’ll magically be able to learn new songs on your own.īut as we all find out eventually…that’s mostly a MYTH. It’s a popular belief among guitar beginners…that if you just keep playing, and learn more songs, and develop faster and smoother hands… I have some bad news for you… The Myth of “Outgrowing” Tabs It’s time to throw away the tabs, and start listening…using your own ears, and figuring songs out…using your own brain.Īnd if you’re hoping you’ll magically acquire this ability by doing exactly what you’ve always done… Up to a point at least…īut once you’re at a level where you can play a bunch of songs WELL…from BEGINNING TO END… Which makes your practice time 1000x more fun.Īnd there’s nothing wrong with that. However…with a simple internet search, it’s not hard to find plenty of tabs for songs you already know and love…that use the exact same chords and scales you happen to be playing anyway. When you first start playing, and you spend month after month practicing nothing but chords and scales…it’s boring as hell! Right?Īnd it’s perhaps THE biggest reason why people quit playing altogether. So first up… When You SHOULD Be Using Tabsĭon’t get me wrong…guitar tabs DO in fact have value.
SAY IT AINT SO TABS HOW TO
HOW to get started, if and when you’re ready.WHY you must eventually ditch tabs in order to grow as a musician.WHEN you should be using tabs, and when you shouldn’t.Sure, you might even be able to play a semi-decent version of some Jimi Hendrix solo…īut without guitar tabs…you wouldn’t even be able to figure out something as simple as the “ Happy Birthday” song.Īnd yet, you keep going back to those tabs, day after day, because you’re not quite sure what else to do.Īnd so…for today’s post, my goal is to show you 3 things: You still don’t REALLY know what you’re doing… NOT YET. Somewhere deep down, there’s still that nagging voice in your head…that keeps reminding you: You ALMOST feel comfortable…to simply answer YES, and leave it at that. And all your friends think you’re super cool.Īnd when a stranger asks if you play guitar….You can almost play them from beginning to end.You learn a bunch of new songs that you could have never figured out on your own.You feel like it’s the answer you’ve been searching for. And your buddy shows you those amazing “cheat codes” known as guitar tabs…Īnd you see how quick and easy it can be to kinda-sorta play something resembling an actual song you know…
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