Whats the difference between guitar music and guitar notes with tabs?

Sarah Y: Whats the difference between guitar music and guitar notes with tabs?
I am a beginning guitar player and i want to buy the Taylor swift fearless music book. one is piano/vocal/guitar and another is easy guitar with notes and tab?
what exactly is notes and tab?
then how would the format of the piano/vocal/guitar be?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Chris
tab is much easier to start off with
but in the long run ull still need to learn notes
better learn notes as soon as u can

Answer by !@#%$^%#$!
notes: C G A Em D

tabs: ____2____3___0__
___2__3__1__

Answer by dimibetan
Notes or note sheets indicate the pitch and length or duration of every note in a song.
Tabs (Guitar) determine the position of every note in the guitar fret board but it does not determine the duration of the note.

If a music book is with piano/vocal/guitar, it means it has note sheets for piano, vocals (lyrics), and guitar (sometimes without tabs). Mostly, used by Pros.

For beginners, it is easy to read tabs because it tells you where you position your fingers on to the fret board. You just have to know the length or duration of every note by ear. Most music sheet include lyrics, so you will not get lost on where you are on a song.

My advice is buy the music book with notes and tabs, and HAVE FUN!!!