Hi there everyone, I’m hoping this will be a good place to get advice from time to time. Super brief summary, I’m a “career beginner” with guitar. I’ve always let frustration win in past and am determined not to let it again. I’ve come back to the learn and master guitar series and am progressing through it, currently on session 4. What I’m having trouble with is sight reading and playing. I’ve made progress doing that in earlier sessions but now it’s getting to be too much. When I get into the exercises and the Minuet in C, if I don’t write in the notes it’s painstakingly slow. If sight reading is a requirement to playing then I might as well forget it now and save myself the time! I’m not saying there isn’t value in knowing how, I’m just saying that with tab these days I could practically get by without it. I hate to derail all the progress I’ve made to this point if I’m going to have to spend the next year learning to be proficient at sight reading and playing. I’d welcome your suggestions and experiences.