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Hi Ferenc,
This is good discourse, you're making me think through my opinions.
Collaborating with a guitar playing friend is what I meant as better than
learning by ear. The difference between someone showing you how to play and tab
is in the interaction. Of course this interaction will be better with some
collaborators than with others, but I think a guitarist friend is most often
better than a sheet of instructions. We pick up so much, especially in the
beginning, by watching how it's done. And then playing off of each other, taking
the melody while the other takes the rhythm and learning how to play rhythm
altogether. And it's the first step towards playing in a group. With a
collaborator, the beginner gets a clear differentiation between what the lead
guitar is doing and what the rhythm is doing and getting the first step towards
identifying the notes on a record. Hopefully, after a while, the beginner gets
good enough to compete with the friend and that encourages building of skills.
I'm beginning to blab so I'll stop there.
Thanks for the nice words! Not to play "I'm ok, you're ok" but I still say your
"Golden State" CD is a surf music work of art (inside and out).
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Ferenc Dobronyi
To:
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] tabs
--- Marty Tippens <> wrote:
> Ok, but you have your agreement and disagreement
> backwards. I am of the following opinions:
>
> 1. Ear training is not the most important way to
> learn surf music
Oh, I thought you were saying that it is... well, what
do you think is the most important way to learn surf
music, if not by ear?
> 2. Tabs can be usefull for more difficult forms of
> music and making tabs ain't a bad practice. I keep
> several on the computer as well and I have published
> a few on my www.planktone.com website.
AHA! I knew you had skeletons in closet.
> Ear training is the better way over tab to learn
> surf music but it is more important to hook up with
> another guitar player and interact when learning
> surf or any other form of music.
Agreed, but let me just say <for arguments sake :), >
what is the difference between having somebody show
you a lick or learning it from a tab? either way it is
an exchange of information.
And P.S. to everybody, just so there is no
misunderstanding, I think Marty is a great guy, an
extremely talented multi-instrumentalist, and you
should seek out The Planktones "Makin the Scene" is
one of my favorite CDs from the last few years!
fd
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