STOP Using Guitar Tab: Hear the Difference
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Could your reliance on guitar tabs (or bass tabs) be holding back your potential as a player? Despite years of playing guitar, I recently had a rude awakening when I realized my ability to hear chords and musical intervals has gotten worse over the years.
Using guitar tabs can decondition your ears. Taking a step back to work on ear training and relative pitch can make a huge difference.
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I'm a fairly beginner player and I'm entirely self taught. I always thought using tabs was just how you learned a song, and people that played a song without them had some special talent that I couldn't learn. So glad I came across this video, it's given me a lot to think about
Don't take it too serious, this is good advice for people who rely EXCLUSIVELY on tabs in print form and no other methods. NO ONE learns like that now. We have on-screen tabs, video playthroughs and so much more nowadays.
But the core of what he says is true: most don't take the time to develop their ear. They just copy what others show them and don't take the time to discover how amazing it is to just...figure it out. But don't forsake one for the other. All teaching methods are like the USA government, checks and balances. They compliment and reinforce one another.
Double check you ear work with tabs, double check said tabs against other tabs and cross reference that with watching the artist play it.
And then play it the way it sounds best TO YOU and in the context of the music you are trying to make. There is no true "right way".
And save yourself a lot of headache later: Learn basic theory and at least the basics of reading sheet music. Not required, but those are the real "cheat codes".
Awesome video bro! Surprised you don't have more subscribers with the quality of your content. Keep up the great work, looking forward to see you grow!
Thanks. With any luck, I’ll get more subs as I start making more videos. 🤞🏻
i'm greatfull that this appeared just when i became passionate for the guitar again, i hope that i can improve with everyone here!
I like tabs to get me started with a song. But i think if you ever want to play the song properly you must watch videos, compare tabs and other tutorials and media. Along with listening to fully learn a song.
I need to get better at ear training. But I think visual learning is very helpful
For me it depends. As someone who comes from playing clarinet and saxophone and just recently started learning piano and guitar I think tabs are fine BUT those tabs need to have the not length values underneath the tabs. Without those the tabs are actively hindering playing ability. But with the not length values it’s just sheet music
ONLY 499 Subs?!
Lets make that 500 because this man's speaking straight fax.😎
And for Mike since you aren't a very large Channel (Yet) I just wanna thank you for giving me and others that much needed push to become a better musician
Thanks for the kind words (and the sub). I’m just a guy trying to fix many years of bad habits and seeing if I can help other people along the way.
Question: HOW DOES THIS NOT HAVE MORE VIEWS?!?! This content is so well made, and with such good intention, I have no idea why it's not being pushed forwards more. Thank you so much for making this video, while I'm probably going to stick to tab for a while I think it's a great point of discussion, and it's absolutely true that tabs are almost never going to be 100% accurate, and that it helps to figure them out for yourself.
I’m glad you found it useful. I’d rather have UA-cam show my video to a few of the right people than to have thousands of comments saying I’m a moron. 💁🏻♂️
It’s actually kind of fun to learn a part by ear and compare it with the tabs. I didn’t know it was possible to hear tabs without holding a guitar. When you find a mistake, it feels like hitting a speed bump.
Funny enough, what helped me immensely in developing my ear was making my own tabs in Guitar Pro. Transcription really helped me out in several areas of music. Developing my ear, my sense of rhythm/timing, and my understanding of song structures and chord progressions are some examples. It's something I think all musicians should do at some point in their development.
Transcription is one of those things that always seemed intimidating because I avoided developing my ears. It seems obvious now that it would help me internalize a lot more detail than simply learning the parts by ear.
The content quality is great
Thanks!
I can hear it. I can't play it
I can read it. I can't play it
I can hear it. I can't play it
I can read it. I can't play it
I can hear it. I can't play it
I can read it. I can't play it
great video.
Thanks!
meh whatever. I will still use tabs
he’s not saying you shouldn’t, but you should also train your ear in the meantime. what’s the harm? you could really impress some people with that kind of knowledge.
Do you have any idea how wrong most people played...everything back when we learned it by ear? Yes, develop your ear, but also compare the results to watching the artist play it, to tabs, to sheet music, and YES, LEARN TO READ MUSIC.
That’s a great point. I think learning to recognize that you’re playing it wrong, and seeking out the answer, is a skill in itself. Even with all the resources available, people still play Smoke On the Water with power chords on the low-E string.
@@MikeEiman I feel ya. So hard. I grew up with a dad that played it starting with an open low E his entire life. Some people probably shouldn't learn just by ear, lol.
I took the time to learn the rest of that damn song, just so I can say "I'll play smoke on the water" and then play anything BUT the main riff.
I like your videos but tabs are great 😂