Is Tab Music for Dummies?

Question

It seems that the lower your iQ the more apt you are to use tab- does anyone else see this correlation?

Answer 1

Actually, the Guitar For Dummies Book, 2nd Edition confirms this on Page 2:

"The truth is that many great guitarists don't know how to read music, and many who can read music learned to do so after they learned to play the guitar. Repeat after us: You don't need to read music to play the guitar. Chant this mantra until you believe it, because this principle is central to the design of Guitar for Dummies, 2nd Edition."

"One of the coolest things about the guitar is that, even though you can devote your lifetime to perfecting your skills, you can start faking it rather quickly.

"Read guitar tablature:Guitar tablature is a guitar-specific shorthand for reading music that actually shows you what strings to strike and what frets to hold down on the guitar for creating sound that's called for. Tab goes a long way toward enabling you to play music without reading music. Don't try this stuff on the piano!"

The book says it all......

Answer 2

you are so right ..I never thought of it that way..thanks for the imput..and have a great day