Dave Wirth
This is tip #49 of my new book, How to Learn Guitar and Have Insane Amounts of Fun:
Information that is beautifully laid out tends to be more functional than information that is not. I am more likely to look longer at information that is structured and presented well than something that merely looks okay.
An author who spends his or her time notating every single nuance of a song might be doing the discerning reader a favor by including such detail. If, however, those details are not laid out or formatted in an easy to read and aesthetically beautiful way, it is far easier for the reader to become hopelessly lost. Some tablature authors plug in every single variation of every chord in every single part of the song in the name of accuracy. More often than not, this clutters up the view of the page and it makes it very difficult to learn the song.
It's okay to use a chord sheet that has a lot of chords on it. If it is well-laid out, formatted beautifully, easy to comprehend, and aesthetically beautiful, get it. It's worth it.
If you had the entire book, you could find out one the best ways to practice a song, and be blissfully unaware of mistakes at the same time. Want to check it out?
