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--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> I think that the great thing about surf music is that it is great
for developing the ear of beginning guitarists. It should not be
tabbed.
> -Marty
You're absolutely right. Never mind then. I am burning all my tabs
now.
Seriously, don't you see any value in sitting down with your guitar,
figuring something out, and then writing it down? That helped me
immensely a few years ago.
Creating tab helps the tabber, but what about the tabbee? Well
everyone has to start somewhere, and tabs can get you going. However
(and I think this is what you are trying to say Marty), you have to
be disciplined enough know when you have to stop relying on other
people's tabs and start figuring stuff out on your own. That's a key
point, and everyone has to decide for themselves when they are going
to jump off and rely on their own ears. Once you've made that jump,
and I for the most part have, you don't really want to go back to
tabbing (because, as Wannes points out, most people are lazy...and
that includes me :)
Tab is also pretty subjective. Sometimes people will just hear
different things and won't agree on a piece of tab. Most of the tab
on the internet, quite frankly, sucks. It's incomplete and its
wrong.
What is my point? I don't know, and perhaps I am changing my mind. I
did think it would be kind of fun to collaborate on a few tabs with
some fellow list members. But nothing beats sitting down and
figuring stuff out on your own. Its painful, it's hard, its
frustrating, but it does get you results if you keep at it.
That being said I am still willing to give someone a hand now and
then, because I can sure use one myself.
BN
BTW, here is my latest practice technique that is giving me some
good results. I got fed up with knowing only fragments of songs, so
I decided to make a CD-R of the "classic" surf tunes, and then learn
each one of them front to back. If not lead, then rhythm. Well I
ended up making 2 CD-R's, and its a pretty steep goal. But I've been
doing rather well. I did this daily for about a week. Just putting
on that CD and attempting to play along. About every other practice
I'd have a minor breakthrough and a bit more of each song would fall
into place. Those were good days. I didn't always have good days,
but kept at it. It is really helping. I can only make it through
about 10 or 11 songs in one session (I repeat songs and go over the
rough spots). But having a mini-set list really has helped me focus.
I certainly don't have all of these 10 songs down yet, but I can see
progress. I suppose that I will eventually drift over another 10
songs and concentrate on them. I don't think I can keep 60 some
songs in my head. Anyway, this is really helping me, the most
progress I have seen in many years. Again, it's not easy, but it is
fun, and practice has to be semi-fun for me to learn anything.
