1.6 Should I learn tab or 'proper' music notation? (Classical Guitar)
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This article is from the Classical Guitar FAQ, by Joshua Weage (jpweage@mtu.edu) with numerous contributions by others.
1.6 Should I learn tab or 'proper' music notation? (Classical Guitar)
"Proper" music notation as we know it today is the result of several thousand
years' attempts to place music on paper. "Tab" or tablature, while still used
in historic reprints of music for the lute, etc. does not offer the best
set of tools for conveying music. The great majority of music offered the
classical guitarist is provided in formal music notation, ie. notes on staves.
Any of the above mentioned tutors provides for learning the musical notes and
staff along with the placement of those notes on the neck of the instrument.
If your goal is to play anything beyond the simplest of folk songs, you will
need to learn "proper" musical notation.
In addition to the above tutors, there are several guitar note "spellers"
available, workbooks to assist you in learning to read music and each note's
place on the guitar. (Note: Classical guitar music is written on only the
treble, or upper staff, and is pitched an octave off the written notation.)
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