Any Tips on Memorizing Tabs?

PeaceMaker · Goldfish Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 61

Hi All,

I was wondering if you'd have any tips on memorizing tabs... I have some solos that I like to learn but I just can't seem to get that stuff to stick in my head, so that I can set down and play it? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the Help, and Love You,
PeaceMaker
Romans 5:1 KJV

jeff_osu · Tiger Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 838 Location: Oklahoma

I always found it easier to know a song by heart than just the tab. I didn't play or listen to Stairway to Heaven for about 2 years, sat down the other day and realized I had totally forgotten it. Put the CD in and it all came back.

Bates15 · Moderator Joined: 19 Feb 2002 Posts: 1084

Its like learning a new language, practice makes perfect. I have still a lot to learn Smile

PeaceMaker · Goldfish Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 61

Thanks All, Very Happy

jeff_osu,

So you kind of burn the music that you want to play into your brain before you start playing from the tab?

Bates15,

So You have any memory technics or anything? Gimme, Gimme... I heard one guy say that he makes up little stories to remember the licks.

jeff_osu · Tiger Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 838 Location: Oklahoma

Memorizing tabs is kinda tough anyways, and you're not really teaching yourself. I never took the time to learn sheet music when I started, and it's really getting me now. I wish I had taken the time to learn when I had more spare time, I'm too swamped with classes to sit down and crank out an hour or two a night of guitar lessons.

It's alot easier to think of a solo in notes, and it makes it easier for you to do your thing as well. Pain in the butt to learn sheet music, but big payoffs.

Bates15 · Moderator Joined: 19 Feb 2002 Posts: 1084

+1 on the last. At least the part whrere I did not learn a form of music reading.

Memory has to be trained by working with it. And as you translate your brain-info to mussle movement in your hands, and your hands can be trainend to memorise your movements you repeat often, it is just a case of reading it slowly and slowly letting your fingers get used to the movement they are making. One day you find out you are not even looking at the fretboard to see if you have the indezfinger on the right fret.... Before you know it you are reading 'flying in a blue dream' on the fly...

(I think)

PeaceMaker · Goldfish Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 61

Thanks Everyone,

I guess I'll just have to wait till I become what I'm learning to be Razz

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I tried to learn how to read music from books but just could never put it together how it works maybe it'll click one of these days.

Anyone else have any ideas?

jeff_osu · Tiger Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 838 Location: Oklahoma

My suggestion? Guitar lessons. Smile

If you find someone who knows what they're doing, sheet music should be a breeze after a bit. I'd like to be able to read and play so I'd actually be a 'musician', not just a 'guitarist'.

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quackzed · Not So Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 9

I would try to figure out the idea of the solo, if you can see how the player is using the scales or what fingering patterns hes using you can sometimes get the 'idea' of the solo sections and it makes it easier to memorize , due to thinking
'ascending up the scale part
-tapping part
-pentatonic bluesy part
-key change
-whatever...
break it up into its 'ideas' and it will stick better too, and maybee inspire you too... give you a different perspective... hmm
i usually just wing it! lol

maplebaby · Tadpole Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 15

unfortunately for me it is just good old repetition - i wish i had another easier way!