Hi, I'm intermediate level guitar player who is mostly self taught. I did take some lessons more than 20 years ago. My instructor basically taught me by using one of the introductory guitar song books and had me play along by reading music. I did that for a year or so, and then put my guitar down for a good 20 years and focused on my day job. I had picked it again a few years ago and learned mostly through youtube videos. Learning to play songs is what I enjoy most about playing guitar.

I now want to take my skill to the next level and start to wonder if reading music would be beneficial. I'm not into classical guitar, and enjoy mostly classic rock. I mostly play rhythm and would like to learn to play leads. I would like to hear from folks out there to see if it is worth it to learn to read and play from written music, or will my time be better spent on something else. Thanks.