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by dockerd 447 days ago
Why not use Tab notation for guitar?
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Tab notation doesn't provide full time signature information, if you're picking up a piece of music which you've never heard played before

In tablature, imagine one string's line shows ---10-----7--8------11----13. How long do you hold each note? Clearly 7 to 8 is quick, but how quick? Sheet music gives you this exact information.

That's a solved problem. Tab + stave notation, with the stave above and tab below.
Here's an example from the (great) abcjs project:

https://paulrosen.github.io/abcjs/visual/tablature.html

There are some settings where it's good for a guitar player to be able to sight read. If you're playing for random bands, or playing classical, it can be a big help.
standard notation is much better for learning to see and hear patterns too.