I am an "ear" man, myself. I agree that tab can be a useful tool, but I always have my ears with me 24 hours a day, so I may as well use them!

I am predominately a fingerpicker. I have a hard time reading tablature of flat-picked lead guitar. But one look at some tab of Mississippi John Hurt's music, I gave up!

It is easier to listen and figure it out than to try to decipher fingerpicked tab!

khandu