I need help reading Guitar Tabs <3?

Question

I have an electric guitar and i just got it and i've been trying to look up some guitar tabs for APC and Tool. Until just recently, i realised i have no idea how to read guitar tabs. Does anyone have any links or tips or lessons on how to properly translate tabs.

Answer 1

Just Google "how to read guitar tabs" and u will get a ton of help. When looking at the tabs you will notice that there are 6 lines used on the bar. These 6 lines represent the actual strings of the guitar. The top line being the high e or the 1st string, the 6th line would be the low E. So now the lines can be looked at at 1=e 2=B 3=G 4=D 5=A 6=E. This would be the standard tuning of the 6 string guitar. A good way to remember is "Every Bunny Gets Drunk After Easter" =eBGDAE. Now when looking at the lines u will notice that there are numbers on the lines. These numbers denote the position that the finger is to be put on to sound the note. For example. If there is a 3 on the first line, then you press your finger on the 3rd fret of the first string. If there is a 0 then u play that string open or with nothing held down. If there is a x on the line then u are to mute the string with palm of picking hand and or not play the string... Its best to practice alternate picking when going through the notes. Example. pick the first string using a downward pick, then the next note using a upward pick. So you will now pick through the bar going down up down up. This will allow you to pick fluidly and will accommodate speed. Practice Practice Practice! And u will LOVE it! Have fun!

Answer 2

Hi, I'll try to explain this on English, because my first language is Spanish.
The Tab is a map of the guitar and the place where you must to put the fingers of the left hand.
The Tab have 6 lines that correspond to every cord of the guitar, the first line of the top correspond to the Mi (First Cord)
Then, the Tab have a number on the cord that correspond to the frets on the guitar.
It's important hear the part of the song to have an idea of how the tab could sound.

Answer 3

To start off, when looking at the tab its usually upside down to what you would normally expect. Such as this E chord : -0- -0- -1- -2 -2 -0- The lowest string (E- top of the guitar) is left open so they place a 0, if there was nothing there you wouldn't strum that string. The 2 on the next string is the fret you need to place your finger. And so on. So only three strings need to have fingers on them in this chord, and all the rest are left open and strummed. There are many other things in tabs such as slides, hammer ons, and so forth... but I hope this helped for a first timer.

Answer 4

they are set up with i think 5 lines? (however many strings are on a guitar) then there are numbers on those lines.

the number stands for the fret

then just play them as u go down the line.

example: there is a 2 on the third line, that means u want to hold down string 3 on the second fret.

if there are more then one number (like say theres a 2 on line two and three right below one another) then you would hold down both string 2 and 3 on the 2nd fret.

then you go to the next number/s

Answer 5

Tabs are easy. Each line represents a string, each "space" represents a fret, and the number in the dot tells which finger to use when you hold the string down in the indicated fret.

Answer 6

Guitar tab is fairly simple, but I recommend learning the correct way to identify notes on your guitar.
The top line of the music staff identified as - e is the thickest string, and continues on to - E the thinest string on the guitar.
Notes are called out by numbers 1-21 to 24 depending on the number of frets on your guitar. Note #1 Would be the first fret on the neck.
The top line on the sheet music is string #6 and so on down to #1.
Example: Letters on the left indicate which string numbers on the right indicate which fret to press on the guitar neck.
e-----------------------------------------------|
a-2-3--2-0--1-3/5--2-3--2-3--2-3--2-3--2-3-3/5--|
d-----------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/
is great source

Answer 7

ok. first of all, the line on the top of the tabs is the #1 string and the second one from the top is the #2 string and so on. and the numbers you see on the tabs are the frets. just put your finger on the fret and string it tells you to and you'll get it. its simple once you get it

Answer 8

Well... from a strict music standpoint, I can. But I don't play the guitar. Are you talking, like this stuff: Bb C D#?

If you are... here are ways to know what notes to play...

Bb chord: Bb is the root, then D, F
B chord: B, D#, F#
C chord: C, E, G
D chord: D, F#, A

If this is what you need... send me a message and I'll continue to help you!
If not, I'm sorry... I can't play the guitar. :)

Answer 9

every tab site show you how to do it. the number is the fret you hit. the top line is the highE string (the highest-pitched string), the last row is the lowE string.

Answer 10

its all about the numbers. the numbers and lines represent the strings and what fret is to be played.