 tabs vs. "try it by yourself"...
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hi there.
i believe people who use/are looking for a tab already heard the song they want to play, right?
so let's say u got a tab sheet and a score infront of u.
u are looking at the score, thinking: "eeek... can't read that!"
...then, looking at the tab saying (probably loudly) "yup. that's my thing...."
in the beginning when i started to glare at scores, for me they worked more as "now-here-the-melody-goes-up-and-here-it-goes-down"-visual help.
yes. that's what scores are! 'visual' help for music.
it should mean that u actually don't need to be able to read music, in a perfect way, to understand what is happening on your "black-dots-mumbo-jumbo"-sheet.
if u are good enough at your instrument to "fool around" with the music,
try to make your own way of playing it, putting numbers (for left hand fingering)
and letters (as on what string it should be played) under the notes in the score,
pointing out where the position changes are.
i believe it helps.
use the score and write your, now more stripped fingering, instead of the tab.
a good exercise for your musical memory.
not everything is delivered on a silver plate.
just some points to help u remember where to move next with the fingers in a fast passage.
it should be enough to make u play the song.
i guess the rythmical figures won't be a problem if u already can sing/clap the line somehow.
so if u are feeling a little confidence in your playing, try to leave the tab and "try it by yourself".
if u don't see what i mean, just let me know.
i got some samples.
cheers!
Last edited by twincy : 08-03-2006 at 08:55 PM.
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