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Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa
[*]In practice it's no harder to actually read standard notation than tab - and as stated above, there's always the option of annotation for difficult fingerings
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Tab tells you exactly which string and fret to play. Notation requires a translation.
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[*]Standard notation uses, in addition to the notes themselves, markings for tempo, dynamics, and interpretation which allow you to play a piece as the composer intended without an audio guideline;
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Tab includes those as well. And often tab is combined with standard notation.
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FYI orchestral-string/woodwind/brass/keyboard/percussion players don't "do tab";
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Drums do.
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Quite frankly that request always sent up a red flag, that this person wasn't/isn't serious about their musical pursuits:
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So not wanting to become a pro means one is not serious? Can one not play guitar as a hobby, and are those who desire nothing more than that not worthy of lessons?
Considering tab a red flag is ridiculously elitist.