Guitar Lesson Four - How to
Read Guitar
TablatureGuitar tablature is
probably the easiest and most
used method for guitar
notation. On the internet, you
can find guitar notation for
almost any song that you want
to learn. Tablature is easier
to learn than traditional music
notation because it relates
directly to the fret board of
the guitar, indicating where
your fingers should be placed.
Although it is an easier method
to learn it still has its weak
points, the main one being that
you can’t easily indicate
rhythm on tablature. This means
that when you learn a song you
have to learn the strum from
the song itself.
The
following diagram shows you how
tablature relates to the guitar
fret board:
We use
numbers to indicate the string
and the fret position that you
are supposed to play. Each fret
is numbered, starting at the
nut of the guitar at O and
moving upwards towards the
bridge of the guitar. The
following diagrams demonstrate
this principle.
The 3
on the above tablature score
(Tab. diagram 1) indicates to
you that you place a finger on
the third fret of the sixth
string. It is the note
G.
Diagram here.The 1 on
the tablature score (Tab.
diagram 2) on the last page
indicates to you that you place
a finger on the first fret of
the third string. It is the
note C.
The O
on the above tablature score
(Tab. diagram 3) indicates to
you that the third string is to
be played open. This means that
you don’t need to place a
finger on it. It is the note
G.
Chords and
Tablature
Chords
are indicated by a set of
numbers that tell you which
frets need to be played and
which don’t. The following
diagram demonstrates how an
open A major chord is
constructed with
tablature.
The
first and fifth strings are
played open whilst the second,
third and forth strings are
played at the second fret. The
sixth string is not played in
the A Major Chord and this is
indicated by an X.
Often
tablature is written beneath
traditional music score or
stave. The two together looks
like this:
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