Do Pro Guitar Players Need To Know How To Read Music?

Do pro guitar players need to read music in 2023? It's an interesting topic and one that a lot of guitar players, especially those who are hoping to play guitar professionally, want the answer to.
In this video I break down my own career as a guitar player and highlight where the ability to read music has shown up over the years. I also explain the different definitions of what 'reading music' entails so you can better understand what you need to work on.
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My name is Chris Harvey, I'm a UK-based Guitarist, Guitar Tutor, Session Guitarist and Content Creator. I've been playing guitar for 15 years and have a Degree in Music Technology.
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[@ChrisHarveyGuitar]

Thanks for watching! I hope this one helps! Can you read music or are you thinking about learning? 🎼🎵

[@RameshKumar-ng3nf]

Thanks millions bro 🙏 for the requested video and explaining it in so much detail 🙏.
It was very helpful and loved your explanation ❤.
My best wishes for your channel to grow to 1M subscribers soon . God bless you for helping everyone learn music 🙏

[@ChrisHarveyGuitar]

You’re very welcome my friend, I hope you found this one helpful! I enjoyed making it so thanks for the suggestion! 🙏🏻
I really appreciate that, thanks so much for your support! ☺️

[@andydinesguitar]

Strangely enough I found that teaching complete beginners how to read the rhythmic notation alongside the tab to be really useful for them after just a few weeks.
It's easily explained in 10 mins and because the pieces they are learning are so rhythmically simple it can be very effective - often better than their ability to reproduce a rhythm by ear.
But yeah, reading notes from the stave for guitar - fudge that!😂

[@ChrisHarveyGuitar]

Completely true, I think from a foundational level it can be effective and easily applicable but I think once you get to a certain point, or when the complexity increases and nuances become more prevalent, it can quickly become unintuitive for a lot of guitarists.
I share the ‘fudge that’ sentiment 😂.

[@latenovembersdream]

I can read music but very slow lol

[@ChrisHarveyGuitar]

That’s great man! 👌🏻 I think I’d be the same if I started reading music again!