Notice that this finger on the left hand is taking on the function that it would be playing on the right hand to play the 5th string when the 3rd fret was being pressed. A Pull-off can also be represented by the letter p. This technique represents the opposite of the Hammer-on. For example:. Consists of raising or lowering a string with the fingers of your left hand , with the aim of reaching the sound of the frets in front of the fret that was pressed.
When the Bend reaches the sound of one fret ahead, it is called a half Bend. Higher notes can also be reached. The higher the string is raised, the higher the sound becomes, that is, more steps ahead are possible to be reached. Its notation is an arrow that tells you how many steps to reach:. In this example, the Bend should be half-step. When you want to lift the string and then return to the starting position reverse bend , the notation is as follows:.
Consists of sliding the finger of the left hand horizontally , going from one fret to another, sliding the finger through the frets of the instrument until reaching the destination. Its notation is a dash:.
Consists of vibrating the finger after pressing and playing a string and a specific fret. Its notation is a slight wave after the note to be pressed:. Consists of hammering a string in a certain fret using the right hand instead of the left. It is the same technique that we saw for the legatos Hammer-on and Pull-off , only performed by the right hand instead of the left hand. Guitarist Eddie Van Hallen spread this technique in the s.
The fact is that, after him, this technique ended up being widely disseminated and incorporated into the solos of thousands of guitar and bass players. Therefore, this technique is also known as Two-Hands. There are dozens of less common techniques that are not standardized. The author of the tab must, in this case, indicate the meaning of the notation somewhere on the tab to avoid confusion.
We recommend that every musician also learn sheet music , as the tablature does not inform the beats and rhythms associated with the song. Sliding provides a simple yet effective way of adding expression when playing. A Pull-off occurs between two or more descending notes. When you see this written, be sure to pick only the first note and then lift your fingers off the fretboard in succession for each additional note in the pull-off. No additional picking is performed through the rest of a pull-off.
Much like a pull-off, a hammer-on occurs between two or more ascending notes. No additional picking is performed through the rest of a hammer-on. A passage may include both a hammer-on and pull-off.
A bend occurs when a note is picked and then the fretting hand is used to bend the string and slightly raise the pitch. How far and long the string is bent can be just as important as any note in a song. A capo is a tool used by guitarist to quickly alter the key which sounds from the guitar.
A capo will raise the key but not change the fingering in which chords are performed, making it a quick way to transpose a song. Tuning is very important to note when playing tab, as the song may not always be written for standard tuning.
Alternate tuning can also change the fingering of chords. However, like a capo, tuning is sometimes used to achieve an overall change in pitch without changing fingerings. Username or Email Address. Remember Me. Stay Connected. What is Tab? Tab helps associate fret positions with the notes on the staff. When reading tabs, many times, you'll come across numbers that are aligned vertically. These are chords. Fret every note in the chord as written, then play the notes all at the same time.
You'll get a fuller sound than You might see the chord name written as well. See Example 2 below. Proceed from left to right. Tabs are read like sentences in a book - read them from left to right, across the page, dropping down to the next line only when you've reached the end of the previous. Play the notes and chords in sequence as you read them from left to right. Note that most but not all tabs don't display the rhythm with which you should play the notes in the tab. They may break the tab into measures usually signified by vertical lines in the tab between measures, but they won't tell you the rhythm of the notes within the measures.
In this case, it's best to listen to the song while you read the tab to [4] X Research source find the beat. Some advanced tabs do count out the beat for you - this is usually done by including rhythmic markings along the top of the tab notation. Each marking is vertically aligned with a note or a rest to give a sense of how long the note or rest lasts.
A dot after the rhythm marking means the corresponding note or rest is dotted. For instance, q. For rhythm basics, see How to Read Music. Look for lyrics or chord changes. Many songs have guitar parts made up solely or mostly of chords. This is especially true for rhythm guitar parts. In this case, the tab may forgo typical tab notation in favor of a simplified list of chord changes. Simply play the chords in the order that they're listed - if it's not noted otherwise, try playing one chord per measure, but if the changes don't sound right, listen to the song for the strumming pattern.
Sometimes, these chord changes are printed above the lyrics of the song to give you a sense of when these chords are played, as in this snippet from a tab for The Beatles' "Twist and Shout:" A A Well shake it up baby, now shake it up baby. Part 2. Look for additional symbols in the tab.
As you can see in the example above, many tabs aren't just collections of lines and notes. Tabs use a wide variety of special symbols to tell you how to play the notes in the tab. Most symbols refer to specific playing techniques - to make a song sound as much like the recording as possible, pay attention to these special markings. Learn the symbol for Hammer ons. In a tab, an "h" inserted between two notes e. To hammer on, play the first note normally, then use a finger on your fretting hand to tap down on the second note without using your strumming hand to pluck the note.
Learn the symbol for Pull offs. Pluck the first note while using another finger to fret the second note. Then, quickly lift the finger fretting the first note. The second note will sound. In this case, know to perform a pull off if the second note is lower and a hammer on if the second note is higher. Learn the symbol for string bends. If a "b" is inserted between two fret numbers e.
Sometimes the second number is in parentheses, and occasionally the "b" is omitted altogether. If there is an "r" it denotes what the note should be released to e. Learn the symbols for slide techniques.
Perform a basic slide by striking a note, moving your finger up or down a string without releasing it from the fretboard, then striking another note. A lowercase "s" usually means to perform a legato slide. This is like a normal slide, but you only strike the first note with your pick. Let your target note sound simply from the motion in your fret hand. Learn the symbols for tremolo bar techniques. If your guitar has a tremolo bar, also known as a "whammy bar" or "vibrato bar" follow these symbols to achieve some remarkably out-there effects.
Quickly hit and release the bar to dip the note's pitch. The number between the slashes gives an indication of the pitch you should dip to - dip the pitch by "n" semitones a semitone is the same as the pitch between two adjacent frets.
Learn the symbol for vibrato. If you see these symbols, perform vibrato on the preceding note. Strike the note, then use your fretting hand to rapidly bend and unbend the string, vibrating the pitch of the note. Learn the symbols for muting techniques. Several tab symbols indicate different methods for giving notes a "muted" sound. If you see an "x" or a dot below the number, mute the string. Lay your fretting hand finger s across the designated strings so that when you strike them they produce a dull, clicking sound.
Several "x" in a row, on adjacent strings, indicates a rake - just mute more than one string at once. Learn the symbol for tapping. Tapping is usually represented by a "t. This is a useful technique for making very rapid, fast changes in pitch. Learn the symbols for harmonic techniques. Guitar tabs differentiate between several different techniques for playing harmonics - bell-like tones created by special fretting techniques.
If you see this, lay a fretting finger across the metal line at the right of the fret, not the middle of the fret. Then, strike the string for a clear bell tone. Learn the symbol for trills. When you see a "tr" written in or above the tab, it's usually between or above two notes.
Learn the symbol for tremolo picking. Sometimes, a TP symbol is followed by a string of tildes or dashes to give you a sense of how long to tremolo pick. Part 3. Glance over the tab below. Notice that it shows several three-note chords as well as some individual notes descending on the higher strings. In the following steps, we'll walk through this tab beat-by-beat. E B G D A E Start with the chord at the far left. Play the chord highlighted with parentheses below: E B G D- 2 A- 2 E- 0 Proceed to the next two chords.
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