About Writing Guitar Tabs

[qwvb1111]

Greetings everyone,  I started playing guitar a while ago, mainly I play the game songs I like.

 

But some of the tablature of them cannot be found on the internet, so I have to use my ear to distinguish the note and write them on Guitar Pro, or Tuxguitar. (2 song writing software)

 

I am quite sure that I have write correctly for every note of a song. But the problem is, I actually didn’t have basic music knowledge? (whole note, half note, 1/4 note, 1/8 note, 4/4 beat? etc.) And I don‘t know how to find the BPM of the song...

 

So although I have written down all the notes of one game song I like in those software, and I press play button, I can only get standard 120bpm, 4 note per bar/phrase? at the same speed.

 

I wish to make it right, what are the things I need to know to really produce a song? 

 

I will only export it as MIDI, and open in software for my own reference when I play guitar.

 

Thanks in advance!

[MikeRobinson]

I don't play guitar (much), but another thing I'd suggest is – "above all, listen," and use written material for cues and reference.   If you try to play something absolutely-literally and to hit every note as written, we have a name for you:  "a sequencer."   Look away, maybe close your eyes, and listen to what you are doing right now.  

 

The worst advice any music teacher ever gave me was, "don't play by ear."  Your ear, even more than your fingers, is what you play music with.  I forgot that advice and that teacher.