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Hey Mark, you have started another great discussion! Can’t really add to the excellent comments other than my own experience.
I am working on Forked Deer from memory. I can hum it in my head just fine but I still hit a few wrong notes. At least I can tell when it’s the wrong note! I use the tab at the beginning, but think it’s best to memorize the tune as quickly as possible. It makes your ears work to distinguish what the next note should be.
This helps also if you transpose a song. For example I discovered completely by accident that I could play Forked Deer at the first fret instead of the third (i.e. no capo) using the exact same pattern of notes. So now the original tab is useless and you are forced to depend on your ears and fingers alone.
As for not looking at the fretboard… Oh man. I’m pointless. I should probably start working on that, along with playing standing up, which is also very hard for me.
Also I am playing the delay lessons very slow, far slower than the slowest speed in the video. Figure I’ll be closer the next time they cycle around.