Guitar tabs overview from MAMIMUSIC.com

Are they a help or obstacle compared to sheet music?

Guitar chord charts can be a great tool for guitarists who do not read music.
Tabulature is also used to learn tunes while using a less complex system
than is provided by the traditional "staff and notes" sheet music format.

Drawbacks to guitar chord charts and tabs are that they do not fully address musical
note duration as sheet music does. "Tab" clearly lacks this feature, and are often distained
by formally trained guitarists, instructors and musicians for this reason.

Sight-reading is a great skill, and accurate for learning and communicating ideas.
Tabs are acceptable if the ambition is to "play music right now" by simplifying
learning using a non-traditional method.

Guitarists must realize that tabulature and sight-reading both have advantages and disadvantages to
be considered when choosing the methods and resources that form the basis of their education.

Tabs
Disadvantages: Compromises rhythmic representation of tunes and limited selections. Can stifle development.
Advantages: Relatively easy to learn. Format assists fingerboard (fretboard) visualization.

Sheet Music
Disadvantages: Relatively difficult and time consuming to learn. Can sometimes stifle creativity.
Advantages: Broad acceptance among musicians. More tunes available for all styles and instruments.

Consider this:
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