For those too retarded to use commen sence Here is a short tutorial.


E|--------------------------
B|--------------------------
G|--------------------------
D|--------------------------
A|-7--7--/10--7--5--3--2---
E|--------------------------

This is a simple tab..

The top E represents the highest string.
The bottem represents the lowest string.

The numbers refer to the fret.
Frets are the horizontal lines on the guitar.

So to play this you would put your Index finger on Seventh fret from the headstock on the the 5th string up (a) and strum that string twice Then move it to the 10th fret. And so on.




Diagram:




Hope this helps for those stuck.

Credit to:

Tut: Vortex.
Image: Musicalfriend.com
Tabs: Vortex.

The tab is for the intro to Seven nations army by the white stripes.


This is extremly basic.

Other stuff:

G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------5h6-----------------5---7-5---------|
A--------5-----7--5---------5h7---------7-------|
E-0--5h7------------7--0-5----------------5-----|

The "h" is the hammer on, you play the first note and put your finger down on the second one while the note is still ringing.


Thanks to Lgolos for that.

"/" indicates a slide.

While your at it, include the most common symbols:

h = hammer on
p = pull off

For example, 5h6p5, simply means you play the fifth fret, hit the sixth fret with a finger on your left hand, and then pull that finger off.

^ = bend

Thanks to the pirate for that...

Small tip on stuff: Dont over use the whammy bar or your strings or even your bridge could snap.

Oh!!
My eyes!
I still don't understand what are those numbers..

Its the fret number.



Better?

Oh!
Thanks, V.

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Oh!
Thanks, V.

Glad to help ^_^.

nice job vortex good for people that duz not know ho to do this crud i didnt know the names of them but i just know wat to plsy ill remember the strings too and can you play iron man or smoke on the water?

yes i can.

Im pretty good on gutiar otherwise i wouldnt make tutorial would i?

Maybe you should've included the fact that "/" indicates a slide.

While your at it, include the most common symbols:

h = hammer on
p = pull off

For example, 5h6p5, simply means you play the fifth fret, hit the sixth fret with a finger on your left hand, and then pull that finger off.

^ = bend

I've never manged to be able to "pull off" to give it enough energy to vibrate more. TBH I didn't need to find a tutorial on how to read tabs, but hey there might be people who don't know.

You might wanna change the Top E into a lower case cause that's how they can differentiate from the two, plus I've always seen the top E lower case'd.

Was there really so much demand for this that it required it's own tutorial?

I don't play the guitar and have only seen guitar tabs a few times before, and even I could have made sense of the example you gave. Aside from the slide..

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I've never manged to be able to "pull off" to give it enough energy to vibrate more. TBH I didn't need to find a tutorial on how to read tabs, but hey there might be people who don't know.

You might wanna change the Top E into a lower case cause that's how they can differentiate from the two, plus I've always seen the top E lower case'd.

Yeah, I still have some trouble with that too.

You just have to keep practicing and eventually you build up dexterity with your left hand.

G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------5h6-----------------5---7-5---------|
A--------5-----7--5---------5h7---------7-------|
E-0--5h7------------7--0-5----------------5-----|

The "h" is the hammer on, you play the first note and put your finger down on the second one while the note is still ringing.

I'v Learnt So Much In Tabs... Lol GodFather Theme Tune >.< Seven nation Army... Metallica - One... Teh List goes on...

i have no idea why but i can never play some tabs but then my guitar teacher writes them and its easier. maybe its because he writes them in pretty much all power chords when you hold down more than one string.