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May 27th, 2007
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Guitar Pro?
As I've been looking for more and more complicated tabs at tab sites such as Ultimate-guitar. I come across more and mores tabs that you have to download to Guitar Pro. So yesterday I downloaded a 15 day trial to give it a shot. And the thing it. I couldn't understand a thing cuz I can't read notes. I do understand "regular" tabs and how they work but this is new to me since I haven't been playing any instrument before. Could someone please explain the basics to me and possibly a link to where I can read about i?
And another thing. Since these guitar pro tabs are so popular and you have to pay for the program. Did you all buy Guitar Pro?
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May 27th, 2007
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If you look under the view menu in GP5 you will see an option to toggle ON/OFF standard notation, TAB and Guitar or Piano keyboards. It's all in there. 
There is a less comprehensive but generally adequate 'freebie' program called Powertab available on the web, (just Google it) but I personally think GP5 is well worth the dollars.
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May 27th, 2007
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Yea, I just noticed =D So it's basically completely unnecessary to learn how to read notes at all then?
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May 27th, 2007
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Pretty much. However, if you're interested in learning to read music anyways, Fretsource has an excellent set of lessons on it HERE. 
Mac
"I wish I could play that fast - then I would have the option of not doing that."
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May 27th, 2007
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I believe learning music is a very rewarding, and some would argue, necessary skill to learn. I don't know if I'd go that far, but I'd say if you want a career in music, then I'd learn it inside and out.
There are many (most?) players who never learn this skill, but I bet deep down most wished they had it.
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May 30th, 2007
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Power Tab is the one I am learning to use, and I think that it does a fine job. Not as full featured as Guitar Pro, but it works fine for what I am using it for.....
And I am one who is wishing I would have learned to read music in high school...it would have been so much easier than trying to do it now a 1/2 a century later!
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May 30th, 2007
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Reading standard along with tabs is a good combination. Standard gives you a much better idea of note duration.
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