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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre
Never.
As for why I need to do it - I just don't want to pore over a grand stave and have it take 20 minutes to decipher 4 bars.
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Well there is so much stuff out there as far as books/CD for beginners, scales, songs - I wouldn't know where to start.
One of the first songs I learned was by reading traditional notation for guitar, and it took 20 minutes to learn one bar, because I was learning how to read at the same time. I only knew where middle C was and I had start from that note to figure everything else out, it took a lot of time at first but became easier as time went by.
Every instrument has something easier and more difficult about it compared to other instruments. Sax is a little more easier compare to guitar because it is a melodic instrument (you play one note at a time) but then there are other things about it like embouchure etc etc - you might need a instructor in the beginning to teach you those things.
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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre
Awful, hence my question.
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I'm surprised that you play guitar (I'm only guessing form your user-name) and you hadn't had experience with traditional notation. I rely heavily on TAB but if there's a song I want to learn and that's the only music for it I forced myself to read traditional notation.
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Originally Posted by mord
Actually, I like you a lot, Nea. That's why I treat you like ****. It's the MB way.
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