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Yeah, try to stay away from tabs until you know every note name on the fretboard beneath the twelveth fret. Honestly, tabs are like steroids. They can give you a great boost in the beginning, but they prove detrimental in the long run. Most tabs don't show note names, rhythm, chord relationships, dynamics, and all of this knowledge comes in useful when you begin to write your own songs and also begin to play with other people. (Could you imagine walking into a room with your band "Ok guys, we're going to start off with a 022 on the low e, then progress to a squealing 894 on the b..." they'd think you're speaking a different language, which is the case with tablature).
A good exercise is to change tablature to notation, so you get the easy access to songs through tablature, but the advanced learning through notation.
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