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I haven't been keeping up very well on this thread, but I like this
analogy. When I was a kid, I learned to play by copying things I heard.
Later, certain things I learned to play inspired ideas--whether it was a
couple of chords that sounded great together, or something I stumbled
upon because I made a mistake, I later developed my own material. This
all depends on which way you're looking at it because you all have good
points.
-Kristena
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:27:08 -0700 (PDT) Patrick Shiflett
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>
> 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.
