Down Up Dick
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What is missing from the sample tab in my previous post?
I do agree that a tab with no timing shown is worse than useless, but I've not seen many of those. Tab has its limitations as does standard notation. They're both ways of recording something on paper. but neither of them are music. You can't listen to marks on paper. Someone has to play/sing it before it becomes music.
Most of my guitar, ukulele and mandolin students do learn standard notation, but most of my 5-string banjo students use tab, and those who don't simply record the lesson on their phone and learn from that. I have had some adult students who want to learn guitar or ukulele to accompany their singing and have requested tabs. I did accommodate them.
What's missing is key and time signatures and dynamics info and slurs etc. Your example does show timing, but it's just notes without any of the things that give music feeling. I will admit that it's better than most tabs that I've seen, but that's just it. Most tabs that I use are just notes, and one is on his/her own to figure out the rest.
But I guess it's just one of those "to each his own" thangs--tomato/tomahto--Ahhh, well . . . ld: