Learning the guitar and/or keyboard
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Honestly, you'll learn and remember songs better if you work them out by ear. Start out with simple songs, and learn and play them all the way through. (Lots of people learn bits and pieces of songs, and then when it comes time to play a full song, they're fucked.)
Just put the song on in iTunes, and play it over an over, while you sit with your guitar and figure out the notes and chords.
Also, tabs are really limited, since they don't show things like how long each note is (eighth, quarter, half, etc.). It's much better to learn how to read music properly, and it isn't all that hard. I learned how to do it when I was 9 years old, so anybody with half a brain can do it.
Also, if you want to get fast, practice with a metronome. Play something slowly until you can play it accurately. Then increase the metronome speed about 10%. Learn it accurately at that speed. Keep increasing the speed until you're blazing away.
If you want to develop a unique sound, that's different from other guitarists, don't cop licks from guitar players. Take licks from horn players, clarinetists, piano players, etc. You'll sound more musical, and less "guitar cliche player," if you swipe from those other instruments.