Reading Guitar Tablature II

Ok, so you've got a guitar, it looks great! But how do you play it?! The first thing you should know is this lesson works for both accoustic guitars and electric, but bass players are going to have to find another place. Ok, now that's cleared. Here we go.

There are two different ways of writing down or reading songs. There is the professional way, with all the fancy note symbols and there is the basic, more common way. I will be teaching you how to read the basic type. These are called Tablatures.

The basic structure for a tablature (or tab) looks like this:

E|------------------------
B|------------------------
G|------------------------
D|------------------------
A|------------------------
E|------------------------

This may have confused you. Firstly, ignore the letters on the left. You have six lines. Each one of these lines represent a string on your guitar. Ok?

The bottom line represents the top (thickest) string on your guitar. The top line represents the bottom (thinest) string on your guitar. Look at this:

Thinest     |-------------
2nd Thinest |-------------
3rd Thinest |-------------
3rd Thickest|-------------
2nd Thickest|-------------
Thickest    |-------------

Does that make sense? Now for the frets. This is the really awkward part. I will try and explain.

A fret is the area between the two (usually metal) bars on your guitar. If you were told to play the first fret on the top string then you would push down on fret 1 on the top string with your finger and pluck the string. I'm really hoping that made sense.

The first fret is the furthest away from you. There are usually 21, 22, 23 or 24 frets on a guitar. If you look, they all get thinner as they get closer to you. There are also marks telling you what fret is what. There is a dot on the third fret, the fifth fret, the seventh fret, the ninth fret, the twelve fret, the fifteenth fret, the seventeenth fret, the ninteenth fret, and the twenty first fret and maybe more. This is to help you get around your guitar quicker. Now to put frets into a tablature:

E|-----------------
B|-----------------
G|-----------------
D|-----------------
A|-----------------
E|1-2-3-4----------

What this tab is telling you to do is first, to put a finger (The Index Preferably) on the first fret on the top/thickest string. Then you pluck the string. If you are pushing hard enough onto the fret you shall find that you get a nice, deep note.

Next, you put your next finger (preferably your middle finger) onto the second fret on the top string. Now hit the string. You should get a nice, slightly higher pitched note.

Then you put your next finger (your ring finger) onto the third fret, if you are pushing down hard enough you will find that when you pluck the string you will get a slightly higher pitched note again.

Then you push your next finger (your pinky) down hard onto the top string pushing it down into the forth fret, pluck the string and you will get another, slightly higher pitched sound. If you followed this carefully you should be getting the idea. Look at this:

E|1-2-3-4----
B|-----------
G|-----------
D|-----------
A|-----------
E|-----------

On this one, you are doing the exact same as the last one but you are put your fingers on, and hitting the thinnest string. You should get a very high pitched sound. Try this:

E|----------
B|----------
G|----------
D|1-2-3-4---
A|----------
E|----------

Had a good try? If you're stuck, what you're doing is putting your fingers on the third thickest string, the third one away from you. So what about this?

E|---------
B|---------
G|---------
D|---------
A|---------
E|0-1-2-3--

A 0? What do you do with a 0? Fear not! A zero simply means you pluck that string without putting your finger on a fret. This is fret zero. Make sense? Here are two, infamous and simple riffs, try them out:

Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple:
E|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
G|----------------------------
D|----------------------------
A|----------------------------
E|0-3-5---0-3-6-5---0-3-5--3-0

Ring a bell? Note that the whole song is played on the thickest/deepest pitch string.

Come As You Are by Nirvana:
E|------------------------------
B|------------------------------
G|------------------------------
D|------------------------------
A|--------0---0---------2-----2-
E|0-0-1-2---2---2-2-1-0---0-0---

This song is played on the top two strings of your guitar. It looks hard but do it slowly at first and you'll have it in no time. These two riffs are the first things I ever learnt on guitar!

Now you know how to play basic tabs! Now the advanced bit:
What does the EADGBE stand for? You may have noticed that between nearly all the tabs I have written here there is:

E
B
G
D
A
E

On the left of it. Why is this? Each letter represents a note. If you have ever played on a keyboard or a piano before you will notice that each note is written as a letter. C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. All the EADGBE is is different notes. The thickest string on your guitar is a low E, the thinest is a high E, in between them is A, D, G and B. You don't have to remember this but if you do then you're one more step closer to being a professional. I remember it like this:

Eddy
Ate
Dynamite
Good
Bye
Eddy

It works for me! I hope it helps. Next, bends, slides, hammer ons and pull offs. Sooner or later you're going to stumble on a tab with one of these three in it. I guarantee. It will help alot if you know what they mean.

Bends:
E|--------------
B|--------------
G|--------------
D|-3b4----------
A|--------------
E|--------------

What do I do? What do I do? Fear not. Firstly, put your finger on the forth fret of D and play it. That is what you want it to sound like. Now, what you want to do is put your finger on the third fret, play the string and bend it so it makes the excact same sound as fret four. Got it? It's not that hard.

Slides:
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|----7/9-----
A|------------
E|------------

This, too, is also simple. Put a finger on seven of string D, hit the string and quickly, making sure the finger is still pushing the string down onto the frets, slide your finger up to nine. If performed correctly you'll get a nice sound rising in pitch.

Hammer On:
E|-2h4-------
B|-----------
G|-----------
D|-----------
A|-----------
E|-----------

The "h" represents a hammer on, put your index finger on fret two of High E (the thinest string on the guitar) and pluck the string, quickly slam your ring finger down onto the fourth fret. It will change pitch and be a bit quieter. That's all a hammer on is.

Pull Off:
E|----------
B|----------
G|----9p7---
D|----------
A|----------
E|----------

The "p" means pull off. Put your little finger on 9 and your index finger on 7, pluck the string, and quickly slide your little finger off in a downwards motion (this keeps the string vibrating) and the pitch will change quickly from 9 to 7. I hope you understood that, it's hard to explain so please don't flame me if you don't get it.

I hope this lesson helped you alot, tablatures are the most important thing you will come across when you try and learn guitar. If you just can't understand my lesson then I suggest you go find another one, you won't get anywhere without being able to read or write your own tabs. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me: MSN/Email: [e-mail] AIM: darksouls88.

Comments

[God withus]

Nice lesson for beginners learning to read the music.

[ultimate_punk]

good

[linnylenae]

WoW! That was awesome kmow I know how to read them I was so confused for a long time! Thanks alot, now I can get the jits of how to play songs that I like!

[LindsayOAR33]

Thanks, this helped me out a lot!

[siamesedream]

There is already something like this all over the internet.

But this one makes more sense...

[pimpmasterg4988]

thx this is realy good it help me alot

[LP91]

SWEET

[WhiteKnight123]

F*** Fag its to confusiong!
Just kidding, good job i wish i had something this easy and userfriendly when i learned to read tab, thanks!

[bbblinkunit]

hey linnylenae its jist not jits an dont post stuff twice
no im kidding i dont care nice lesson man

[Froddy]

great lesson - helps a lot

[blade1968]

You rock that helps heaps.

[cynical]

i think it sucks, this doesnt teach to read music

[misstigger615]

thankz i was so comfused with the hammers ons and pull off thanky!!!

[tado]

it's so nice!!!, but i think i'tll improve me a little!!!

[bc2skaterpunk]

cynical u can go finger urself because if u had nething registered in that vacant space u call ur skull u'd realize it would help you duh. Good article I could have used it about a month ago.

[chicracer13]

thank you soooo much this helped alot

[GTR_Player]

oops...
i meant
Eat
A
Dead
Goat

Before
Easter

...he
h...

[LedZeppelinFan]

This lesson is a great one, I learnt how to preform simple things like that and now I use them everyday!

[sepultura]

thnx dude this helped me alot i now know how to play that part i was stuck on in the metallica-one tab.
thnx loads.

[Crazyhorse_99]

This i smy first guitar and the first site I explored to learn to play. All I can say is OUTSTANDING ! aside from the bend everything is crystal clear. Im glad I came to this site first, I might have gotten fustrated and quit. Suggestion, maybe add a few more simple riffs with the use of B & G strings to help with tuning. One of the guys on this site suggested that by playing a song you know will help with tuning (it did for me, the top 2 and bottom string). Thanks

[CyberGamer369]

great article

[mydirection]

that rules

[megallama]

im ***ing confused

when its like
|---3---------
|---5---------
|---5--------
|
------------ and the numbers are right next to eachother is that a chord or something else please help
im dumb

[fenderstrat80]

Yea man, when the notes are on top of each other like that it means you play them all at the same time. So that would just be a power chord on the 3rd fret.

[white rabbit]

hey that was good fer beginners i wish i had it like that when i learned tabs it makes it clearer. he he my teacher had me so confuzed n dazed lol. peace man

[megallama]

power chord???

[i_am_rocker]

basic, but very very good....!!! helped me a lot

[denmag]

Where do you start with this, and do you work up each string before going back to the 1st fret?
Thanks.
Denmag.

e|-5s6s7--7-7--7-7----|-7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--|--
------------------|
B|-5s6s7--7-7--7-7----|-7-7-6
-5--5-5--5-5--|--------------------|
G|-5s6s7--7-
7--7-7----|-7-7-6-5--5-5--5-5--|------------------
--|
D|-4s5s6--6-6--6-6----|-6-6-5-4--4-4--4-4--|-
-------------------|
A|-5s6s7--7-7--7-7----|-7-7-
6-5--5-5--5-5--|--------------------|
E|---------
-----------|--------------------|-----------------
---|

[purerock]

good article, I think it could use more of a key of tab abreviations though. though bends, slides, pull offs and hammer-ons are a good start, what about notation for sustained note, vibrato, harmonics, and right hand fretting?

[Janky87]

this is also my first guitar and the first site i visit but this has helped heaps, i was sssoo lost b4! thanks so much!

[MaliceMizer]

this iz great!!....but, what is what will I do if there's a 7 or 9 in a tab???

[MaliceMizer]

----------9----------10----------|--7--------9----
----7-----|
--10---------10--10------10--10--|---
--9--9-----9--9-----9--|
------11----------------
---------|--------------------------|
-----------
----------------------|--------------------------|

---------------------------------|--------------
------------|
---------------------------------|-
-------------------------| that 10 and 9.... is that a fret??

[MaliceMizer]

hmmm....where will I start with this tab???

e|--------------------------------------------
------------------------
B|----------------------
-----------------------^--^-------------------
G|
-7-6-7----------7-6-7-9----------7-9-12-11-11 12 11-------------- --
D|-7-7-7---5-4-0--7-7-7-7--5-4-0--------------
------------------------
A|-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5-
5--5-5-5--------------------------------------
E|
---------3-3-3-----------3-3-3--------------------
------------------ from the highest E or from the lowest e ??

[mydirection]

that lesson rocked

[damnconfused]

Great guide. Still don't know how to play guitar but this helped. :/

[cadesius]

i really did learn something!!! thanks!!! hihi.. I'm going to surprise my girlfriend!! She is just soooo lovely!! greatest girl i the world!!

[ktwsolo]

i still don't understand how to bend...can someone explain further?

[dubbadee]

Ok... to bend a note, simply play a note on your guitar and push the fretted note back or forth on the neck. The sound will get higher the farther you push. Hope it helps. Good article

[Agoraphobiac]

nice work. very helpful...

[guitardude98]

thanks. now i know what the letters in the tabs mean.

[Gumm]

I DONT EVEN HAVE A GUITAR YET AND I GET IT, THANX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!

[jesse]

Can You Give SOLO Technique pls....

[linkin07]

great site, it certainly helped me out alot! I got my guitar about 2 weeks ago, and i can do the marilyn manson - sweet dreams intro and i can do the Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple song. Btw ur right about not knowing the song but you've heard it before, i remember hearing that song a long time ago lol. Anyways this site is awesome! I'll be back everytime i practice the guitar (everyday)

[bobobski666]

i know you! =p why didnt you tell me you'd written this? you know i'm learning guitar! i already know how to read tabs but this cleared a few things up! thankee!!!

[HugBug08]

Thanx that was very helpful. I now understand tabs.

[_oNcE_LoSt_]

geee... thanks, i really really wanted to learn reading tabs... now i could start...

[_oNcE_LoSt_]

ei..i really got no idea bout tabs as i have said, and so i want to ask if tabs are only for plucking?
can we strum the guitar while following the tabs?

[XxKatXx]

Hey. Thanks you did help, as before in other lessons I was like what the hell at how they desribed to do hammer ons, bends, pull offs and slides. But I can do them all now :-D thankyou!! Luv Kat XxX

[wallablack]

Sweet bro. Can't read music very well but tabs are so the go. Too easy.

[Robo_Hobo]

Thats awesome man,I already kne how to play TAB,butknow I know how hamers work,you rule!

[Slipknot666Chic]

AWESOME!i really didnt get hot to read the tabs till now.Thanx a million.

[Slipknot666Chic]

whoops....meant how.....

[D-Bo1324]

holy fricken crap dude. that shit rocked. keep on keeping on!!!

[BHD]

Hahaha, thanks you lot, if you need anymore help just email me on [e-mail] !!!! I'LL HELP!

[lientjuh_904]

Well, let's go and try! Thank you!

[ghost]

thank-you that really helped me with my hammer ons and pull offs. cheers

[shattered_fairy]

thankxxxxx woo hoo i learnt how to read tabs sortof u help me lots does anyone know where u could get a pink electric guitar from?

[shattered_fairy]

sorta * helped*

[Tricky Nick]

whoa.. that was a pretty cool lesson.. the explainations were well written and to be honest, i thought they would suck. Keep writing lessons!

[x_kazia_x]

thanx so much for writing that! i finally understand tabs well! your explanations are really good, i was actually able to understand everthing. thank you!

[malaguena]

Thanks that helped but I still can't do a bend. And it's Not easy when you're a beginner.

[JamMetler]

Really nice work!! I have never touched a guitar, until yesterday, but this guide made it really simple for me, to learn to read tabs..! Thanks a lot!!!

[gc4life487]

hey can u guyz help me? i have the time of your life (good riddance) tab by green day and there are chords right above the tab. beneath the chords is a normal tab, i'm an idiot beginner, i know, plz help, e-mail [e-mail] or post. thx

[_mitch_67_]

thanks!that was really good,helped me a lot.but yeah, what's a "power chord"? Help!

[\m/°»DIG«°\m/]

ok ...Now explain how the more complex tabs are to be read!?!

[lynyrdchick27]

e|--7-7-7~~~~---..|
B|---..10-9--9-7---..|
G|---
..9--6--8--9--8--6--5---..|
D|---..7~~~~---..7~~~
---..6~~~---..|
A|---..7~~~---..|
E|---..|

wh
en two notes are lined up but they are not right next to each other do you play the strings in between too? please HELP!

[lynyrdchick27]

e|--7-7-7~~~~---..|
B|---..10-9--9-7---..|
G|---
..9--6--8--9--8--6--5---..|
D|---..7~~~~---..7~~~
---..6~~~---..|
A|---..7~~~---..|
E|---..|

so
rry about that

[damian_oc]

Eastern
Bunny
Gets
Drunk
After
Eastern

[damian_oc]

i dont understand what how do u not play x as a mute note in a chord

[damian_oc]

please help me there is a lot of songs which i cant play because of that

[##_Guitar-newb]

more info on letters please!

[romeonair]

Thanks so much for the lesson, i know i'm on may way to learn good guitar. God Bless

[nickvictory88]

hei dudeeee~whats up darksouls88 thanx for helping me maaaan~i learnt a lot!!!

[ian skiy]

well anyway thanks for teaching me OK so keep it up and more power to ure web ..

[freakyjenn]

That really helped. I didn't understand how to read tabs before,my boyfriend was trying to teach me which didn't really work, but now I do. Thanks

[Scout]

That was good indeed

[rasmus14]

you rock thx ..... im kind of biginer but this help me a lot...

[memphistigers]

good but i dont understand the bending part. You said to play the 4th string and i did. Then u said to play the 3rd and bend it. How in the world is it gonna souund the same as the 4th fret if its the 3rd fret? Help me out on that one. Thanx

[cjstrawbridge]

this tab iz gr8 ive showed 3 frends this lesson so they no how 2 reed it now
well dun ***..

[brittany99]

This lesson really helped me a lot. One thing I'm still having trouble with is how to play chords though.

[juggalo1171991]

This Lesson was awesome

[wildman749]

hey man thanks a lot i just started learning and your lesson really does help makes learning to play easier thanks man.

[BHD]

You guyyy..s! *blushes*
Also, I don't use that MSN address at all anymore so you might wanna add [e-mail] which is my newer addy.

[acoustic89]

Thanks for posting this lesson! It really helped me out!

[iluvashleigh]

Thanx that really helped me now i can play a lot more

[dude im 11]

dude your freaking awesome man i would be so lost if only my dad taught me!!!

[dude im 11]

i think they shoudl make a advance lesson

[baby_blue899]

I haven't even started playing the guitar, but alr i understand. keep it up!! i think you should have more lessons like this

[Tony_Iommi]

ya but what does it mean when its like:
E|-5===..---.. for example??? PM me please if you know
i found it in the UG tab for Hey You-Pink Floyd the solo thing

[rrsisneroz2407]

nice dude....that help me a lot...!!!

[Aimilian0s]

Good Job !!!

[sarkar]

wow thanx i understand it now!!

[lostandfound]

whew!..tnx

[yeller56]

Nice job I've been playing for awhile and you just taught me something!!!!111!!oneoneone

I forgot all about 3b4 or 3^4 for awhile I always thought you had to bend the 3rd string and while still holding that bend you had to slide to the 4 and release. Thank yee mate!

[sheheryar]

gr8t thanksfeels like a friend of me is teaching
do something more for beginner's beginners like me

[oOSarahOo]

wow! your lessons are great and I of all people can understand them! thanx

[skiboards75]

these are cool! Got any more one-liners that are famous songs?

[MisfitsBass138]

hm i play bass and i was thinking up takeing guitar.. even tho i know all the stuff you just said.. GOOD JOB

[logan_R]

what do i do when it looks like this (9)

[beginner_playa]

This has helped me alot as a beginner guitar playa thanx alot

[beginner_playa]

i dont understand the bends, slides, pull offs, and hammer ons can sum1 help me pleez!

[punk'madison]

shut! how will i know what fret numbah??? if that..... waaa..h...!!

[Bishamon]

How do I play multiple notes that are on the same... thingy... hehe, lemme show you... here is the Red vs Blue theme song:

E---..0---..0---..0---..0---..
A---..1--
-..1---..1---..1---..
D---..2---..2---..2---..2--
-..2---..
G---..2---..2---..2---..2---..3---..
B
-0---..0---..0---..0---..3---..
E---..0---..0---.
.0---..0---1---..

E---..0---..
A---..0---..
D
-2---..1---..1---..0---..
G-3---..2---..2---..2--
-..
B-3---..2---..2---..0---..
E---..0---..

H
ow do you play the 2 and the 0 ?
..3 ..1
..3 ..2
..2

[Zero.EXE]

Great Lesson, I was stuck with reading the more advanced techniques, such as Bends, Hammer and Pulls. Slides I figured out for myself, but the rest confused me no end! This also helps if I want to tab something too (my own stuff that is! >_o) Keep up the good work!

[Warlock_God]

Thanks it helped alot

[GhostLP]

this helped alot i just ordered my guitar and wanted to read up on some stuff real quick my friend try to teach me but he plays bass and not a good teacher

[DanteSparda]

Great lesson! helped a lot!

[Blizzardboy402]

*goes to try the riffs out*

good job!

[Level27]

Really great lesson and good explanations

[SethE]

wow, that really helped. i just started playing about a week ago and there was plenty i didnt understand. the whole bit with Hammer on's and such i didnt really get, but the rest really helped. thanks.

[bitterbanana]

yay, I finally know what h and p are. thanks

[musicfreak10789]

yeah i got my guitar for xmas and this really helped me get a good start

[Sharona]

thanks alot. i came in to this page knowing nothing about this. i read your lesson and i understood it completely. you hav been a real help. thanks again.

[ChurchPunk]

Great lesson, dude! I already knew how to read basic tabs, but I had no idea how to hammer on or slide or anything. Rock on!

[lp151]

thanks man. i understood it and it made a lot of sense. i just started and i'm quickly on my way up there. thanks again.

[Wildcatwould]

That was a great detailed explanation, thank you for posting that.

[m_anderton]

very good lesson

[squierman07]

thats cool some people need that so then they can be better guitars good job

[luda]

thanx so much

[maru89]

thanxs}!! really useful!!!

[BeautyInPVC]

its cool

[babies4lunch]

i still dont get the bend tingum
plz help me

[somamiki]

great lesson!

[daradesho]

man plz help
i didnt know how to bend
can u do something
explain in more easier way

[daradesho]

plz help
i still sont know how to bend

[The Flash Ruiz]

thanks man your explination here was great. i've gone to pro guitar sites and they made tabs sound all difficult and complicated. but this...this was simple, easy to understand, and not too long. thanks again!

[bigtuna]

thank you. this helped a lot!

[spencer16]

Nice one helped a lot

[Cye]

i syill dont get how to bend notes. i tried bending it high and low but it s till doesnt sound the same as the fret before (trying to bend fret 3 to sound like fret 4,third thickest string,), thanks for all who reply

[02datkinson]

this lesson was awsome it helped loads who ever says otherwise are just complete dicks

[white_mike_2003]

I am just beginner and have looked at a whole lot of ways to read tabs.. You have posted the best and most detailed one i have come across yet.... props...

[OddOneOut]

wow thanks. iv known how to read tab but i never knew how to do hammers, bends, and pull-offs.thanks dude^^

[mow508]

Thanks, I never could understand what the b,/,h and p standed for. You explaned it excellently.

[lizardbreth14]

Hey, This lesson helped a lot, it is so easy to understand!!

[Sirnogbert]

Although i already understood tabs a bit you helped me lern how to hammer and pull properly. Ypu can pride yourself on being the only person who has taught me anyhting

[GuitarAngelme]

This is awesome! I didnt' get my guitar yet, and I wanted to understand some of the basics before playing. Who knew I would end up on this page? COOL!

[lostn_confuzed*]

Hey! nice lesson.

[lilyaz]

yeah good job for beginners like me

[dOuble :D]

yeheeyyY... tnx for d tips!!...

[ulongbelait]

an exciting new world of music ahead, tnx

[iamgodfollower]

Very good lesson indeed!!!

[frey]

That was a great lesson, I've bookmarked it so I can read it a couple more times with a guitar handy when I get it. I'm just starting out (technically I havn't, but I'm reading up on technique and all this stuff I have to know). I finally know just what a very skilled player showed me one time, fast playing with hammers and pull offs and stuff, I was amazed and now the seed has been sowed that maybe one day I'll be able to play like that. Thank you very much. I found that other articles assumed that I would know very basic stuff that I don't, so thanks.

[hotlipz888]

thank you very much!! this helped me alot!! very good for beginners!!

[Servadac]

Thanks a lot, I had no idea how to do the hammer-ons and pull-offs, but this article cleared it all up for me! It appears it's so simple that it's hard to describe in a good way, but you did it! Great and informative.

[Cool Blink]

Cool!!!

[rancidchick_01]

that was so awsome i got my guitar like a week ago and i can play almost all of my favorite songs! although had to read your artical over and over like 3 million times and i got it hey i 'm dumb to so if i can do it everyone can!!! thankx a lot man

[kevinapelo12]

hehehe..... so thats HOW!!! dammit... i really cant figure it out! gee tnx!

[egads]

Thank you.

[egads]

Good Lesson.
Try this also.
[url]http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/tab-notation.txt[/url]

[brokenGUITAR]

Thanks, was very helpful.

[yoshimtsu001]

i have been confused for a long time abouth that and now i can play songs with tabs!!! that was a great lesson you should write teaching books!

[Andresc]

helped alot thanks

[adijo13]

hey man,
those notes helped me alot.....thnx alot.ne other lessons on da net of urs???

Adijo

[damn_monkey]

Great topic...I have a question tho...

What does it mean when you have a tab with chords above it, such as:
C ..D
-3-0-3--5--2--0--2--4-

[Green_Day333]

***in ace, nice 1

[James_M_Hendrix]

Really helped My rythem studend grasp on to reading and writing in TAB.
Thanks alot

[Broken-Memory]

Hey thanks a lot that helped me a lot

[NewBorn_SyD]

whats an "r" stand for in a tab? im trying to get a scorpions solo but idk wtf "r" stands for...

[hiyavicki]

ok can sum1 help, i dont know how to do bends still i need a bit more indepth info...:S PM me if u feel like helping...thanx vicki xxx

[GibsonSg12]

dude, u helped me out so much, my instructor said he was gonna teach me smoke one the water for my first song, im gonna show up and play it!

[GibsonSg12]

o and a another way to remember the strings is

Eddie Van Halen
And
David Lee Roth
Got
Booty
Every night

thats my way

[**steffie**]

:o i'm confuzzled help! how do u do this
---..5---5---5---
---..5---5---5---
---..


---..
---..
---..

[MonkeyOnDope]

this lesson just confused me more what the hell does that mean i will stick to the ard way CHORDS

[Gavin C.]

Nice Lesson!!! more like it would be appreciated

[lowrider]

hey great lesson u need to tab some "modern day zero" songs PLZ!!!..

[ilanshriki]

hey
great lession....
can you please answer , how do you know to keep the right duration of each note?

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[deora]

I Love this site! (L)

[punk192]

yummy lesson

[xanvier]

Thank you for the lesson. I really appreciate it.

[Andie_Rose]

Hi there, the lessons were good. I learned a lot and I've got a better understanding. I still have a few questions but I am learning!

[TheVirusOfL1fe]

This lesson was really helpful this whole site is kickass

[Duke_R]

bloody excellent lesson, if only i found this site earlier

[Goop2]

that was easy... THANKS!

[dooda]

GR8 LESSON M8

[werno knoesen]

Yeah!!!..

[music-sucker]

ok...i uderstand everything in the lesson..!!
that was pretty cool,easy and fast...tnx..so much..!!

[blind_chainsaw]

this Lesson is the greatest... its gonna help my friend alot. since im such a loser on learning

[burntskin]

how bout this?
E|---..
B|---..0
G|-2--0---
D|---..
A|-
--..
E|-3--3---

what to do with the blanks in between the numbers on top of each other?

[LPfan*]

LPfan*:
stupid question...how do you know which string to strum when looking at a tab? is it the same one youre holding down?

[lemondrops]

WOW.. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! that helped me alott and you explained it quite well. Thanks again!

[RKK29573]

umm ok its good helped me out a lil bit a few months ago when I started but I teach myself so I depend on this site. So can you tell me what are triads. If you look at Welcome home sanitarium from metallica tab from this site there is a triad in the beginning and during the solo. How do you do this!?!?!?

[XaVieR101]

HeY~!~ I really appreciate this yo... I'm just starting and my friend told me to look up this site, but I looked up the tabs and I was like wtf?? DAMN NIGGER LOL(not rascists and he not black, I just like the w3rd :P)But awsome man i got everything..
good shit yo~

[alexjose]

Thanks!, that is a very good lesson and it is very helpful.

[vertical_strato]

an awesome one!!

[ramonesbaby15]

pretty good!
I've started not long ago and i played those two riffs too!

[Shaggydoo76]

GREAT INFO!!! I knew how to read tabs before but I never understood the Hammer on and pull off techniques. Great explination

[ZenRyo]

nice lesson but i still don't quite get the bend part...
thx

[Fleabass5]

What about the symbols in tab? How do u know what they mean and how to play the symbols the right way?

[mercurymay]

hey this was awesome! it really helped, cuz i didnt know what the hell to do with hammer ons and shit like that, so keep it rockin!

[iceweseal]

tnx..for your help..i really appreciate it..

[Dark_Stormcrow]

Thanks a lot for the help... I haven't even got my own guitar yet, I just borrowed one from a friend who doesn't use and doesn't need it (criminal!)I kinda knew the bend and slide part, but you made it clearer! And when it came to pull off or hammer on, I was at a total loss, so this is where your lesson came in REALLY handy! Geez, I would like to see more of your posts! I guess you could make a good teacher... So, keep on posting! There's still TONS of stuff I have to learn, since I've only been playing for like a month. Any help would be appreciated (like, for example, what does "X" on a tabulature mean?) Thanks again and you rock!!!

[Dark_Stormcrow]

By the way, those two riffs are also the first I learned!!

[Ashfin]

the best!

[babyguitar]

this lession is very useful!

[_swirky_]

Thanx so0o0 much dude that helped heaps!! i didnt understand it before, and im gettin a 'tar in two days nd i just wanted 2 understand it so thanx :P

[yannah13]

ei.., your lesson is pretty simple but i learned a lot!
thank you so much..!=)

[icefire]

wow, i actually understand it now.
thanks.

[CrazyMusician]

thanks now i know what those p's h's and stuff mean thanks a lot >)

[randolf_cog7]

thanks for the info, I think begginers, like me will be benefited.

[Zeruku]

wow, I think you're lesson is good enough for the beginners... anyone who cant understand this is a monkey=)

[ralissa]

you guys should make a lesson on how to read sheet music

[Beginner(Chris)]

Im a freakin guitar noob ,and yet i kinda understand this lesson!!! WAY TO GO!!! THX A LOT!!!! I LOVE U....(Im not gay btw...)

[Beginner(Chris)]

: D ..... i forgot to smile....

[Beginner(Chris)]

... there... thats better

[tomkeiferfan]

Hey, great lesson! This really does help a newcomer a lot! *thumbs up*

[suepel]

MORE !!!!! MORE !!!!!

[suepel]

MORE !!!!! MORE !!!!!

[suepel]

MORE !!!!! MORE !!!!!

[Br()ke/\/]

Once apon a time there was 5 stupid monkey boys, the end.

btw i eat food.

[BHD]

Damn, I check this lesson thing like, once a year. I'm quite proud. I can barely remember making this thing. Hehe, pretty awesome though, maybe I should write something else then. *thinks* Oh by the way, the addies I said you peeps could contact me on don't work anymore, I got way too many people talking to me I was like, dying. So yeah. *thinks of what he can write about now*

[14GreenDay]

[fifer]

this is a very good lesson, but i need help:
E-----10-----10---
12--\12131213/---
B---7-----7-----^^^h
p^^^-13-
G-7-----7-----


D-----
A-----
E-----

[fifer]

how do u play:
E----10-----10---1
2--\12131213/---
B---7-----7-----^^^h
p^^^-13-
G-7-----7-----7
-----

[bloodredanthem]

i have no clue how to play, i have a blue squire strat with a small but bad ass amp! :-l