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:
E-----------------------------
String
1
B-----------------------------
String 2
G-----------------------------
String 3
D-----------------------------
String 4
A-----------------------------
String 5
E-----------------------------
String
6 |
When a
number is placed on
one of the lines, it
indicates the fret
location of note for
example,
E-----------------------------
String
1
B------4----------------------
String 2
G-----------------------------
String 3
D-----------------------------
String 4
A-----------------------------
String 5
E-----------------------------
String
6 |
This means
to play the 4th Fret
on the 2nd
string
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
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...
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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
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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
strings
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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
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When
you see
other
tabs that
have
"p" |
E--------------------------------String
1
B--------------------------------String
2
G--------------------------------String
3
D--------------------------------String
4
A---------9p7-----------12p10----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
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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.
Here's a
quick tablature
legend to keep on
file...
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (release immediately if no number after r)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
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