Guitar tablature only works if the player already knows the solo or the chords sound like, since TAB usually doesn't allow you to count beats.
A guitar tablature staff consists of 6 lines that represent the 6 strings. The low E is at the bottom, the high E at the top :
A guitar tablature staff consists of 6 lines that represent the 6 strings. The low E is at the bottom, the high E at the top :
We can put numbers on the lines.Each number represents a fret on the guitar neck. A 0 means open string, a 1 first fret, a 2 second fret, ...
Here is the tablature for the chord shape of C :
e|----0----
B|----1----
G|----0----
D|----2----
A|----3----
E|---------
If all numbers are on one line above each other, meaning all notes should be played at the same time as a chord.
When the numbers are next to each other on the staff they should be played after each other. Advancing from the left to the right on the staff = advancing in time.
In the following example you first play the 5th fret on the E string, then the 3rd fret, again the 5th, then the 3rd fret on the A string...
e|--------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------2------------
G|----------------------------2----5------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------3----5--------------------------
E|-----5----3----5------------------------------------
Various notations are used to denote the guitar techniques like slide can be denoted by s or \ OR a hammer on can be denoted by h and pull offs as p .
Slide : A slide is the sliding of a note up or down from one fret to another.
Hammer On : A hammer on is a slight hammer on a string while playing a note above it.
Pull Off : A pull off is like a hammer but it differs as the finger is hammered on a fret while playing an immediately removed.
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