How to read an online guitar tab
Reading a guitar tab found on the internet
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Basics required for this lesson : None
Practice this lesson : None
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How to Read Guitar Tabs
The first thing you need to know in order to be able to read a guitar tab what is a fret corresponds to on your guitar :
Each string has its own set of notes. So each string is represented in order to show its notes at the beginning of a song.
- The top 'e' is the highest-pitch string. Each - stands for a beat,
- The numbers stand for the fret to be pressed on,
- For example: 0 is the string plucked open & 1 is the first fret pushed down, etc...
e|-----0--1--3--|| B|--------------|| G|--------------|| D|--------------|| A|--------------|| E|--------------||
Our first exercise takes place on the first string only. The goal is to have you practice playing with your fingers, so you get used to moving them:
e|--0--1--3--1--0--3--1--3--0--1--0--3-- B|-------------------------------------- G|-------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------
By Luke Daniels