Extended
Guitar Tabs Lessons
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are guitar tab symbols that you need to know before you want to learn a song in
guitar tab format. They are: |
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- hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)
t - right hand tap
x - play 'note' with heavy damping |
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you see all numbers in a line one after another |
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| E---3-------------------------
String 1
B---3------------------------- String 2
G---4-------------------------
String 3
D---5------------------------- String 4
A---5-------------------------
String 5
E---3------------------------- String 6
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means you play the entire chord using all fingers. | |
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you see tabs that have "h" |
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| E--------------------------------String
1
B--------------------------------String
2
G--------------------------------String
3
D--------------------------------String
4
A---------7h9-----------10h12----String
5
E---0--0----------0--0-----------String
6 ....it
means to do a "Hammer On" from the 7th fret to the 9th fret and
again for the 10th fret to the 12th fret. | |
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you see other tabs that have "pO" |
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| E--------------------------------String
1
B--------------------------------String
2
G--------------------------------String
3
D--------------------------------String
4
A---------9pO7-----------12pO10--String
5
E---0--0----------0--0-----------String
6 ....it
means to do a "Pull Off" from the 9th fret to the 7th fret and
again for the 12th fret to the 10th fret. |
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| When
you see other tabs that have "b" |
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| E--------------------------------String
1
B--------------------------------String
2
G--------------------------------String
3
D--------------------------------String
4
A---------7b9-----------10b12----String
5
E--------------------------------String
6 ...it
means strike the string 5 on the 7th fret, then bend the note up so that it sounds
the same as the note played on the 9th fret. | |
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| Guitar
tabs are mainly a few lines with numbers on them. Once you know the basic positioning
of where your fingers go, you are able to get a good feel for the song. Guitar
tabs are an easy way to read music and play a particular song. Proper music notation
is more detailed and requires more study into it, however if all you want to do
is play your favorite song, guitar tabs are just as easy in the end. |
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h |
Hammer On is produced by hitting a note first, before sliding your finger
to another fret while the string is still ringing out.
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p |
Pull off is the same as a hammer on - but instead of placing our fingers
onto the string, we are TAKING OUR FINGERS OFF the string, after striking it.
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| b |
Bends
are relatively easy to perform. Bends are shown in many different symbols. The
b and ^ are common symbols used for bends. The ( ) usually contain a number in
between and tell the player to bend to that note. Notes without ( ) usually have
the note to be bent to next to the original note.
A
bend is carried out by bending the string up on the guitar to produce a sound
similar to that of the fret noted on the tab.
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| r |
A release is done by picking the note in its bent position, but letting
go of the string so that it can return to its normal pitch.
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/
or \ |
The symbol \ signifies a slide down the neck, while / signifies a slide up the
neck. The notes are picked in the order in which they appear from left to right.
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v
or ~ |
If you continue
to hold the fret down after the slide, or even after picking any random note,
it will cause the note to ring. This effect is called vibrato which is
fluctuating the pitch of a note.
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| t |
Tapping is where you tap the string repeatedly.
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x |
Gently rest a finger of your left hand over the indicated string or strings, and
then strum. This will produce a dull, almost scratchy sound.
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Hope you find this guitar tabs lesson useful...
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