I’m trying to read the sheet music more to learn it but I’m having trouble knowing which fret to use for the note. Sometimes I look and I think I have it right then check the tab and it’s not the fret/note I thought, google searches haven’t been much help either. I can try to clarify better if needed but I would appreciate any advice! Thanks!
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Are you having trouble translating the note on paper to what note it should be (e.g. a note located “here” on the staff is a G), or are you having trouble with translating that G you see on the paper into which “version” of that G you should be playing - open G string vs. 5th fret on the D vs. 10th on the A (which are all the same G)?
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Don’t take tab as gospel!!
Use tab as guidance; but then experiment with your own fingering, which might suit your (playing) style better. A classic example is the use of open strings: some like them for how they sound, some like them because they can give some rest to your fretting hand (and may allow you to re-position your fretting hand), some try to avoid them because they are harder to “control” (stop, mute, articulate, …).
Some experimenting will be required, but this is a very educational process as well.
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Yes! Translating is exactly my issue, I’ve tried to read only the sheet music and then see if I got it right with Josh’s tabs and it’s been hit or miss, mostly miss.
Change your mindset. There is no “wrong” string to play a note on. There may be a better string choice that allows you to play more efficiently, but that doesn’t make it “wrong”.
If you find a new route to drive to work that saves you 5 minutes, does that mean the route you’d taken before is wrong? No. You still got to work.
Seems to me that you have a great learning opportunity because you can try to figure out why Josh chose to play it differently from you.
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Man you just blew my mind with this, thank you for your input!
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