I just want to know whether i should learn songs by using guitar tabs or learning them by ear?
and what are the benefits of learning them from guitar tabs.
If you can learn by ear, this will benefit you far more in the long run than any tab program.
It’s a painful process….sometimes you know your guitar is tuned to A=440, but it still sounds out of tune to the recording. You may have to tune your guitar, by ear, to the recording…they may be playing in Eb…popular with SRV and other guitarists.
However, 90% of the time, having your guitar tuned to A=440 (concert pitch) will allow you to try different chords to figure what key the song might be in…then filling in the rest of the chords.
Most guitarists can tell you the difference in sound between the standard D chord and say, a G chord..they just sound different…or the difference in sound between an Am and a C chord..eventhough they share many of the same notes.
You can always verify your chord charts with tabs at a later date. (Do not always assume tabs found on the internet are accurate)
Developing your ear is the single most important aspect for any musician.
June 15th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Well learning them by ear takes skill. But when you get the tabs for them it still takes some ear skill to match up the rythm and other dynamics. So i would start off with learning by tabs then that will help you learn songs by ear and make you a better player in general. Guitar tabs are also more acurate then what you can depict by ear (most the time). It all depends on whoever tabed it out in the first place. So be sure to check the ratings on the tab and then go from there.
good luck!
from a fellow guitar player. \m/ (>.<) \m/
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June 15th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
If you can learn by ear, this will benefit you far more in the long run than any tab program.
It’s a painful process….sometimes you know your guitar is tuned to A=440, but it still sounds out of tune to the recording. You may have to tune your guitar, by ear, to the recording…they may be playing in Eb…popular with SRV and other guitarists.
However, 90% of the time, having your guitar tuned to A=440 (concert pitch) will allow you to try different chords to figure what key the song might be in…then filling in the rest of the chords.
Most guitarists can tell you the difference in sound between the standard D chord and say, a G chord..they just sound different…or the difference in sound between an Am and a C chord..eventhough they share many of the same notes.
You can always verify your chord charts with tabs at a later date. (Do not always assume tabs found on the internet are accurate)
Developing your ear is the single most important aspect for any musician.
References :
48 years of guitar