I can read both, however I used regular notation when I was playing the piano and now I use tab since I discovered the guitar. Tab is so much easier then regular music notation simply because it shows you exactly where the note is played on the guitar. I've never attempted regular music notation on the guitar simply because it only gives you the musical pitch, which can be played in a number of places. Plus whenever I want to learn a song I just jump on the net and the tab is usually just a click away.
1 2010-02-08 21:23:36
Re: To read or not read music, that is the question. (22 replies, posted in Music theory)
2 2010-02-08 21:16:00
Topic: Ocean - Instrumental cover (0 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Hey
Check out my instrumental cover of the song Ocean by John Butler. Please post links to your guitar play! I'd love to take a look, especially if you can play Ocean, seeing as theres like 100 different versions of it.
3 2010-02-08 21:11:06
Re: piano player trying to play guitar (6 replies, posted in Music theory)
Yeah I played the piano for about 6 years until I quit and started on the guitar. It feels really weird but now that I've been playing the guitar for about 8 years now I find the piano really weird to play. Like stonebridge said, you need to forget about the piano keyboard when it comes to guitar. If you practise on the guitar enough then you will get used to the distinct shapes and patterns the notes make on the fret board when it comes to playing chords and scales.
4 2010-02-08 21:01:57
Topic: Beginner guitar chords in 3 steps (0 replies, posted in Music theory)
If your just starting out on the guitar then one of the first things that you will need to learn is how to play guitar chords. There are a whole bunch of chords that you can learn, out of these there are 2 basic chord groups that you should start off with. They are: major and minor chords.
Check out my video on how to play guitar chords for beginners. Learn how to play the 8 most commonly used chords in 3 easy steps.