| Most guitarists are self-taught. They
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| | string is depressed. Then the third fret
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| don't usually go through formal lessons
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| | of the second string, followed by the
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| learning scales and music theory...
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| | second fret of the third string. The last
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| People like Jimmi Hendricks and Eric
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| | three lines all have the number zero in
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| Clapton made all that stuff way too
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| | them. This indicates that these strings
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| boring long ago. The average guitarist's
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| | are all played open. So, in this example
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| self-taught nature may therefore explain
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| | we would play a simple form of the chord,
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| why guitar tabs can sometimes be a bit of
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| | D major.Having the numbers all stacked
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| a mystery -- it's a bit too much like
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| | vertically means that the strings
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| reading music. But that's not really the
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| | depressed on the corresponding strings
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| case. Let me show you how to read guitar
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| | are all to be played at the same time.One
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| tabs...Guitar tabs are a form of written
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| | of the major flaws of guitar tabs as a
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| musical notation, but one that is
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| | way of notating music is it's inability
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| strictly for guitar. Tabs have six
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| | to properly convey rhythm and timing.
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| horizontal lines, one for each string.
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| | This means that if you haven't heard the
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| Starting with the bottom line and working
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| | particular song or piece of music you are
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| up to the top line, the lines represent
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| | trying to play, it may be a bit like
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| the strings, E, A, D, G, B, and E like
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| | driving with your eyes closed.There's
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| this:E---2---------- (first or top
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| | much more to it than that, things like
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| string)B---3----------G---2----------D---
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| | the letter "h" representing a hammer on,
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| 0----------A---0----------E---0----------
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| | and "b" for string bends, and so on -- it
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| You will notice that there are numbers on
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| | gets complicated. If you're serious about
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| the top three lines. This is how you
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| | learning how to read guitar tabs, you
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| would represent a chord. The numbers
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| | should find a good course to teach
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| refer to the fret that the corresponding
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| | you.John Coutts is an experienced author
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| string is pressed down on. In this case,
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| | who writes on a variety of popular
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| the second fret of the first, or top,
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| | subjects. Did you find these tips useful?
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