need help with tablature please.

Greg Turner · Post by **Greg Turner** » 6 Sep 2000 2:56 pm

I'm looking for someone to show me how to read tablature.I never really tried to learn how now I need it really bad.

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 6 Sep 2000 3:38 pm

Hey Greg. It's not too tough:

<pre>
1---------------
2---------------
3--------5------
4---------------
5---------------
6---------------
7---------------
8---------------
9---------------
10--------------
</pre>

That means pick the 3rd string with your bar at the 5th fret.
<pre>
1---------------
2---------------
3--------5B------
4---------------
5---------------
6---------------
7---------------
8---------------
9---------------
10--------------</pre>

That means the same thing with the B pedal down.
<pre>
1---------------|-----
2---------------|-----
3---------------|-----
4---------------|-----
5------------5--|--5A-
6------5~5B-----|-----
7---------------|-----
8---5-----------|-----
9---------------|-----
10--------------|-----
</pre>

Common kick-off, key of D--the ~ means pick string, then hit pedal.

<pre>
1---------------
2---------------
3--------3B------
4--------3-------
5--------3A-------
6---------------
7---------------
8---------------
9---------------
10--------------
</pre>

Three note C chord in 3rd fret, 4th, 5th and 6th string in the 3rd fret with A and B pedals down.

<pre>
1---------------
2---------------
3--------------
4---8R------------
5---8A------------
6---8------------
7---------------
8---------------
9---------------
10--------------
</pre>

"R" means the E raise lever--it actually means any raise lever--"L" would mean lower.

Some tabbers don't write A, B, C, R or L, but instead just # and ##, b and bb since thewre are so many guitar setups out there.

It ain't perfect but it gets the ideas across.

Making sense?

[This message was edited by Jon Light on 06 September 2000 at 04:40 PM.]

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 6 Sep 2000 8:58 pm

Jon- A very good first lesson! That ought to do it.....al

Dave Burton · Post by **Dave Burton** » 6 Sep 2000 9:15 pm

Jon very cool of you to get this guy started on the right foot.Thanks for taking the time.

Greg Turner · Post by **Greg Turner** » 7 Sep 2000 2:43 pm

Thanks Jon for the help on the tab. It was very helpful. I;ll let you know the outcome.