Originally Posted by: sungreenThank you for that. Here's a follow-up question. Is it reasonable to consider getting started playing guitar via tabs, and learn the theory/music reading along the way?

Well, I would think so, as I know several guitar players that can't read music at all, yet are still good players. I know that tab used to not be able to show things like tempo and intonation, but I think it can now with additional markings...

I'll let someone else comment on it, though. I've only been playing guitar for 1.5 months, but I play sax and sing, and could read music and knew theory very well before I started on guitar. I CAN tell you, though, that knowing music and theory seems to be making it a lot easier for me to learn guitar.