[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1467892266' post='3087060']
Sight reading tab is easy! I don't understand your argument at all, it's as if you're arguing for the wong side. The whole point of tab is that you don't have to think about which string and fret to go for. Musical notation is a lot harder to learn and apply as you have to go through several extra layers of thinking:
Tab:
- 8th fret on the A string, BAM!
- I don't even care what note that was, I've already played it. Next!
Music notation:
- Ok I've worked out that dot means an F
- Where are all the Fs?
- Which one is nearest to my hand and will work best considering what notes come before and after?
- Eeny meeny miny mo
Granted tab is useless for conveying rhythm. But it's also very difficult to get right via traditional notation so I just listen to a recording and get it instantly without having to decode marks on a page.
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Knowing what position to start playing something at comes with experience. It's also why I like playing a 6 string, I can play everything from a fretted low E up to a high A (10th fret C string), in one position. The first thing to do when playing a part of a chart, is to quickly scan through it anyway, so if you're playing a normal 4 string bass, you'd generally have a good idea where to start. You look out for the lowest note that you have to play, and the highest etc.
Rhythm is annotated perfectly with standard notation, even very complicated and syncopated rhythm.