Topic: Learning to read tabs, need help!!!!
Hey, I just started playing a little while ago, and when I look at some tabs I see a chord listed above the strings and then different notes underneath to be played at the same time, how do I do this?
Re: Learning to read tabs, need help!!!!
Ultrawillman,
It might help you to check out <a href="http://www.allmusicmethods.com/products/How-to-Get-the-Most-Out-of-Guitar-Tab/AMM-Tab_Guide.aspx" target="_blank">How to Get the Most Out of Tab</a>. I think this will help you understand all the notations. Let me know if this helps you.
Good luck,
Jeff
Re: Learning to read tabs, need help!!!!
Kind of, it taught me a lot of things i didn't know, but the question i was asking was how to play something like the following example and i couldn't find it on there:
F#m E6 F#m
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-|------7--6--4---------7--6--4---------7--6--4---------
-|---7---------------7---------------7------------------
With the F#M's and E6's over the fours
Re: Learning to read tabs, need help!!!!
I'm glad you asked this question and I hope some of the pros will come in and answer. I, too, am struggling with this and am having the hardest time figuring out tabs. Am I supposed to make a choice between the notes and the chord? Am I supposed to play the chord and use some special picking pattern to hit the notes? I've all but given up on tabs and have been spending a fortune buying videos so I can learn a song by watching someone play it instead. Please help us somebody. Jace
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Re: Learning to read tabs, need help!!!!
I might be wrong, but I think you are supposed too fret the chord indicated (but don't strum it) and pick the notes indicated.
Hope it helps you if I'm right. If not, sorry I'm pretty new to it myself. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile">
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Re: Learning to read tabs, need help!!!!
It won't hurt to try. Thank you so much...Jace
Re: Learning to read tabs, need help!!!!
Hi. I'm new to this forum but have played guitar for over 40 years. Yup! 40+. Tab will give you the notes of a spacific riff or chop or whatever but the chords are the bones of the song. Try playing the chords through and then play the riff. After a dozen or so reps you should start to feel the tab fitting into the chord patterns. Music isn't cut in stone, so unless you absolutely must play a tune as it was recorded, just have fun with the changes in the song and eventually it will all fall into place. Just play and have fun! Thats why they call it "playing" <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">