help ! can anywon tell me how i play guitar tabs ,i no 2= 2nd fret etc etc but having trouble strumming?

Question

i.e dont no how many times to play the string, this is what i want to play G 5-7-9-3---3-5-7-1---1-3-5-9-7-5 (kingston town)

Answer 1

Tabs are not the best way to express written music. Learning how to read music the proper way is a definite advantage as it will tell you everything you need to know to properly reproduce a piece of music.

As for what you want to play, I'm guessing that it's all happening on the G string but there's still some information missing to tell you how many notes you need to play in one measure. Are those notes worth one full beat or are they quarter notes?

Usually, in tabs you will see vertical lines at regular intervals, like this:
|-5-7-9-3-|-3-5-7-1-|

Those lines represent each measures. If it's a 4/4 beat then each represented notes will be one full beat(unless stipulated otherwise).

|-5-7-9-3-3-5-7-1-|
In this last example, I used the same notes, in the same measure and now they are worth only half a beat, which means that they must be played twice as fast in the same amount of beats.

You should take some basic lessons to get you started if you are serious about playing guitar. Not only will they get you playing the right way but also way more rapidly than trying to figure it out on your own. You can find several websites that will give you beginner tips and hints. There are also many books you can buy for only $10-$15 in music stores that could be of great help to get you started.

Don't give up, playing guitar is fun and it's a good hobby.

Answer 2

Besides taking lessons the fastest way is to go to a website and follow the instructions. Google "learn guitar strum patterns" or similar terms and you will find a bunch. One of the best is www.guitar.about.com (although it has a popup ad on some pages). There are some sites that have MP3 examples so you can hear how it goes.

Good luck!

Answer 3

however many times the number is shown is how many times you have to strum
ex: ---2--2--2 on the g string means hit the second fret on the g string 3 times

if you are playing a chord, in this example a simple D chord:
-3--3---
-2--2--
-3--3--
you strum this chord twice

-3--
-2--
-3--
you strum thsi chord once

Answer 4

put the capo right before the 3rd fret. The tab is in relation to the capo. so the 3 is really on the 6th fret. and the 0 is on the 3rd fret, because that's where the capo is. you still play the 0 with no fingers though. man thats hard to explain haha

Answer 5

Unless you're a technical genius, you're never going to get the rhythm right unless you listen to the song. That will help you with the strumming, which is the rhythm.

Answer 6

take lessons. and never play in a band. ever.