Tab has its place. It is neither inferior to standard notation nor a replacement for it. It can be a good addition to reading music, but it is not a good substitute.

Learning to read notation to a musician is like learning to read this paragraph to an English speaking person.

You can speak English very well without ever learning to read or write, but learning to read opens up entire new worlds to you.

And I know it's more difficult to read music on the Guitar than it is the Saxophone. But there are things that are easier on the guitar as well (like scales and transposing). It's not instant gratification, but it's worth it.

Tab will tell you where to place your fingers, but not when to articulate the notes.

IMHO tab is fine after you have learned to read standard notation.

Of course others disagree. But in the years I've know musicians, almost all the people who insist that it is not important to know how to read music, are the ones who cannot read music.

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