Does anyone know a easy way to learn how to read guitar tabs?

Question

Ive just got a guitar and im trying to learn songs and i have looked up guitar tabs online.And they confuse me?Does anyone know a site, or somewhere that will tell me how to read and play them?

Answer 1

check out a few websites online
and just remember each string is represented with a letter

E (low E - thickest string - top string)
A (next from the top string)
D
G
B
E (high E - thinnest string - bottom string)

0 - represents an open string
1 - represents the first fret
2 - represents the second fret
and so on

h = hammer on
p = pull off
t = trill (combination of hammer on and pull offs)

http://www.howtoreadguitartabs.org/

good luck 'n keep on rockin'

Answer 2

I know how to read guitar tabs, but it is so much easier if you know a backing to the tabs you're playing: chords.

But. since you want to know about tabs, i'll give you the gist of it.
Check out this tab to Metallica's Nothing Else Matters (easiest tabbed introduction for a beginner.)
http://www.guitaretab.com/m/metallica/22035.html

The highest E string is indicated by the top line, while the lowest E is the bottom line. The "0" indicate that it is played as an open string, so don't touch the frets.

When you get to the "7", this means you have to hold whichever string it tells you to on the 7th fret. The "p" means to pull off, so play that string and let go of the fret quickly. When the two numbers are above each other you must play them at the same time (use your thumb and your index finger)

Just google for more information.. hope this helps!

Answer 3

really easy....the lines u see are the strings on your guitar, the upper line is lowest string on your guitar,each number on the line is the number of the fret or the bar u should be pressing on,(0 is open don't press on any fret).......that's basically it, just start with an easy tab to get the hand of it.
"www.ultimate-guitar.com" is the best site, search for "love me tender" just to get used to the thing.

Answer 4

tabs are easy to read once you get it, it just takes time. look at each line like a string, the number of the line like a fret or fret bar, and each vertical section as a note, good luck!

Answer 5

no. but instead of doing something that takes as much time as this would just play guitar hero on your playstation. it's way fun!

Answer 6

There is no substitute for practice. It'll come to you at some point.

Answer 7

take music theory classes - because you have to know the rules, before you can break them.

Answer 8

http://guitar.about.com/library/blhowtoreadtab.htm

Answer 9

NO