Re: Why I Never Learned to Sight Read - A Sad Story

eadg wrote:
"Jim Carr" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:3Y7_i.2841$mv3.1353@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
eadg wrote:

Having a regular gig where new charts are thrown at you every week is a huge motivation for the inevitable practice needed to get it right first time through. In my case, and I'm self taught btw, it's an even split between showband/big band gigs, both of which, obviously, I wouldn't have unless I could read.
Exactly. You wanna play rock covers for a living? Don't expect to see much standard notation coming your way, but don't be surprised at how many times you hear the word "tab" bandied about.

I've played rock covers for a living, tab was never mentioned.

Interesting. Mind if I ask your age? I'm 41. The younger guys I know grew up with tab. Guys my age and older learned pretty much by ear.

I'm surprised you've *never* heard it mentioned. I mean, *somebody* has to be visiting the 2,000,000 Google hits for Guitar Tabs.
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