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TABLATURE is a way of indicating the positioning of notes and fingering on the guitar fretboard. Main Points To Remember... There are 6 tab lines representing 6 strings on the guitar. (The 1st string is the thinnest, and the 6th string is the thickest) They are as follows: |
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E----------------------------- String 1 B----------------------------- String 2 G----------------------------- String 3 D----------------------------- String 4 A------0---------------------- String 5 E----------------------------- String 6 (This indicates an open 5th string) |
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| E---1------------------------- String 1 B-----------8----------------- String 2 G-------7--------------------- String 3 D---------------2------------- String 4 A----------------------------- String 5 E------------------------12--- String 6 This indicates: 1st Fret, 1st string then 7th Fret, 3rd string, then 8th Fret, 2nd string, then 2nd Fret, 4th string, then 12th Fret, 6th string. Further Points To Remember... Other letters / symbols used in tabs. h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend string up r - release bend / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~) t - right hand tap x - play 'note' with heavy damping When you see all numbers in a line one after another E---3------------------------- String 1 B---3------------------------- String 2 G---4------------------------- String 3 D---5------------------------- String 4 A---5------------------------- String 5 E---3------------------------- String 6 ...it means you play the entire chord using all fingers When you see tabs that have "h" E--------------------------------String 1 B--------------------------------String 2 G--------------------------------String 3 D--------------------------------String 4 A---------7h9-----------10h12----String 5 E---0--0----------0--0-----------String 6 ....it means to do a "Hammer On" from the 7th fret to the 9th fret and again for the 10th fret to the 12th fret When you see other tabs that have "pO" E--------------------------------String 1 B--------------------------------String 2 G--------------------------------String 3 D--------------------------------String 4 A---------9pO7-----------12pO10--String 5 E---0--0----------0--0-----------String 6 ....it means to do a "Pull Off" from the 9th fret to the 7th fret and again for the 12th fret to the 10th fret When you see other tabs that have "b" E--------------------------------String 1 B--------------------------------String 2 G--------------------------------String 3 D--------------------------------String 4 A---------7b9-----------10b12----String 5 E--------------------------------String 6 ...it means strike the string 5 on the 7th fret, then bend the note up so that it sounds the same as the note played on the 9th fret.
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