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You'll have to excuse my musical inadequacy, it is
tough being one of the unwashed.
Anyway, does anyone know of a tab for Ace of Spades?
It sounds like a fairly simple tune to get started
on. Another one I was interested in is Max G off of
MOAM's Project Infinity (or was it Project Zero?)
album. I didn't find it on BN's MOAM site.
Speaking of MOAM has Brian Causey (aka Star Crunch)
done anything since MOAM? I really like the sound
from his time with the group.
I'd also like to thank BN for making his MOAM site.
In a way, you're the reason I bought myself a guitar
in the first place, along with the music. After
checking out your site with the tabs on it, I thought,
hey, I could learn to play this stuff. (Even with
tabs, it is harder than moving into a house or putting
on a pair of shoes. That or I'm totally inadequate,
hehe.) I still think a peer reviewed tab section
would be an excellent thing for many people. I can't
really contribute to it for lack of skill, but I can
safely say that I'd use the tools provided.
--- mctippens <> wrote:
> Yes Patrick,
> If one thinks of learning the guitar on the same
> level as one thinks
> of moving into a house or slipping into a pair of
> shoes, then pre-
> made tabs are better. If one places a higher value
> on the self esteem
> gained by the art of playing the guitar, then
> developing the ear
> without tabs is better. I have more personal
> interest in the guitar
> than I do in carpentry or shoe-making.
>
> -Marty
>
> --- In , Patrick
> Shiflett
> <p_shiflett@y...> wrote:
> > This is coming from a person who can't play guitar
> > worth a damn, so please take it with a grain of
> salt.
> > To me, the whole point of the surf guitar 101
> exercise
> > is to make this world of music more accessible to
> the
> > masses. If you want to do this, you should
> probably
> > use every tool available. This message board is
> one
> > of those tools. I think the idea of peer reviewed
> > tabs is excellent for people like me. I love surf
> > music and getting the chance to hear directly from
> > people like Ivan, Dave Wronski, Fenrec and a whole
> > host of other guys who produce the art, is
> amazing.
> > (Honestly, it is better than amazing, you guys are
> > great.) I think ignoring tabs would be a great
> > disservice to those who want to learn that way.
> > There are two things to consider. First, is it
> worse
> > to have someone who can only enjoy and learn a
> song
> > from the tabs, than having them not play at all?
> > Learning by ear and developing your own style are
> > fairly inaccessible when you first pick up an
> > instrument. It doesn't have to be about the
> purity of
> > the art, it could just be about enjoying playing,
> even
> > if it is crappy, it is your own crap and you can
> enjoy
> > it. The second thing to consider is this: (it is
> an
> > analogy, but a good one) Amish people build
> really
> > good houses. They don't have power tools, but
> they
> > all get together and they can put together a fine
> > house all made from hand tools and natural
> materials.
> > It takes about a year and a lot of guys to just
> build
> > one house. Even though these are really nice, the
> > bulk of the population lives in homes with
> synthetic
> > materials built by power tools.
> > Anyway, just some thoughts.
> > --- Marty Tippens <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> >
> > > If the goal is simply to learn a particular
> song,
> > > then I would agree with you, Miller. If the goal
> is
> > > to become a more complete musician with the
> ability
> > > to improvise and to be able to play songs on the
> > > fly, then developing the ear becomes important.
> > > Learning with tab is not completely detrimental
> to
> > > developing the ear but I just think that
> learning a
> > > song without the tab is a quicker way to develop
> the
> > > ear, especially with the type of songs in
> question,
> > > the Pipelines, and Link Wray tunes.
> > >
> > > Many of us probably know folks like my Mom and
> > > Mother-in-law who can play piano very well as
> long
> > > as the music is in front of them. My Dad can sit
> > > down in any room with a piano and play any
> request
> > > (well maybe he doesn't know too many Metallica
> > > numbers). "I wish I could play piano like that!"
> is
> > > the compliment he receives most often, even from
> > > those who can play with the sheet music.
> > >
> > > -Marty
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: loscobrassurf
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 6:05 AM
> > > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: does anyone have
> any
> > > Link wray tabs?
> > >
> > >
> > > -
> > > It seems to me that the method of getting
> there is
> > > less important
> > > than just getting there. If tab workes for you
> > > than use it as one of
> > > your methods.I could see that tab could be
> used
> > > to learn a difficult
> > > riff even by someone who learns by ear. I
> tried it
> > > a long time ago
> > > and it seemed slow. miller
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -- In , "Marty
> > > Tippens" <mctippens@e...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Good analogy, Warren. Training wheels were
> never
> > > a good idea. Put
> > > the kid on the bike and let him fall on the
> lawn a
> > > few times. Its the
> > > same idea with learning Link Wray by ear.
> > > Beginners will get it wrong
> > > at first, but if they keep at it and they'll
> get
> > > it sooner than they
> > > think. Also, they'll not be depending on
> 'training
> > > wheel' tabs the
> > > rest of their life.
> > > > -Marty
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: captainspringfield
> > > > To:
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:46 PM
> > > > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: does anyone
> have
> > > any Link wray tabs?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I think I'm somewhere in between a few of
> the
> > > viewpoints
> > > expressed
> > > > here. To use a really crappy analogy, I
> look
> > > at it like riding a
> > > > bike. You don't just hop on a ten-speed
> and
> > > head for a steep hill-
> > > -
> > > > there has to be some sort of guide at
> first,
> > > like training wheels.
> > > >
> > > > Tabs are great for those of us who can't
> read
> > > music. A friend of
> > > mine
> > > > just bought a guitar and wanted me to show
> him
> > > some basic stuff.
> > > > Since we live a few hours away from each
> > > other, the easiest thing
> > > to
> > > > do was tab some chord progressions, etc.
> out
> > > for him. He can
> > > learn at
> > > > his own pace, and I really don't see too
> much
> > > of a difference
> > > between
> > > > him learning a C chord or a scale off of a
> tab
> > > than if I showed
> > > him,
> > > > finger by finger, how to play it.
> > > >
> > > > Plus, the more you learn, the less reliant
> you
> > > become. I used to
> > > > prefer full, in-depth tabs, but now I tend
> > > towards the sparse
> > > ones--
>
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