guitar tabs?

Question

how do i play this i dont understand.



e|--0~--0~--0~-0~-0~--|
B|--0~--0~--0~-0~-0~--|
G|--2~--2~--4~-4~-2~--|
D|--2~--2~--2~-4~-2~--|
A|--0~--0~--4~-2~-0~--|
E|--0~--0~--0~-0~-0~--|

Answer 1

Finger the G-D strings at the 2nd fret. Play together
Repeat.
Finger the A and G strings at the 4th fret AND the D string at the 2nd fret and play together.
Finger the G and D strings at the 4th fret and the A string at the 2nd fret and play together.
Finger the D and G strings at the 2nd fret and play together.

IF this is showing 0s you play all strings. If it shows Xs you only play the fingered notes.

Answer 2

Kacie, listen to me!
Tabs are a representation of the six strings of the guitar, displayed by six horizontal lines.
The vertical lines are bar lines that separate the bars in the same way bar lines are used on the staff in the traditional method used to write music. The top horizontal line is the high E string of the guitar and goes down from there. i.e. 2nd line = B, 3rd line=G,4th line=D, 5th line=A, 6th line= E. The number on a line is a representation the fret you would place your finger to get the note to be played. i.e the number “3" on the bottom line directs you to place your finger at the third fret of the E string.
Various lines, arrows and other symbols are used to denote bends, hammer-ons, trills, Pull-offs, slides, and so on. Tabs are reasonably standardized but, different transposers adopt different conventions and usually include a legend setting out the convention in use at the top of the transcript.
http://guitar.about.com/library/blhowtoreadtab.htm


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Guitar tab is instrument-specific i.e. guitar only, and staff notation is not. This limitation means that only a guitarist can read guitar tab, while music written in staff notation can be played by any instrument. Reading solely from tab may cause problems when a guitarist tries to play music with other musicians such as pianist, saxophonist or violinist. Beside this, it also prevents the guitarist from playing pieces that are composed for other instruments (because most of them are written in staff notation). In contrast, a guitarist who reads staff notation can understand such pieces, make necessary adjustments and play them on a guitar. A guitarist who reads solely from tab requires someone to transcribe the piece for them, or figure it out from a recording (if there is one.)
Every musician needs to know the basics of music theory.
If you want to be a well rounded musician you will learn theory.
http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/1gs...
http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/theo...

Answer 3

each letter is a string on your guitar. The big E is the thickest string and going down from there.

For instance...place your fingers on the 2nd fret on the D and G string and leave the rest open or O.

Each number is where you put your finger on the frets and the letters are the strings...

It's hard to explain...but once you get it, it's simple.

I hope I helped, lol.

Answer 4

The previous replies are well defined, but the simple part of what you've depicted here is that you're playing minor and major chords--often incomplete, but bringing pleasant notes to bear around the dominate E note.

The first is A9 (abbreviated)
The second is A9 (abbreviated)
The third is Em6
The fourth is B/E
The fifth is A9 (abbreviated)