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I need Help im new
Topic Started: Jul 23 2008, 06:18 PM (212 Views)
Conkinatoor	Jul 23 2008, 06:18 PM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Members Member #8,679 Joined: July 23, 2008	Hi i got an electric guitar a week ago and i want to know if some one can show me a web site or something to help me learn to play and learn wat guitar tabs are and how to read tabs. If u can help me without links that would be nice too.



monwobobbo	Jul 23 2008, 10:07 PM Post #2
Posts: 610 Group: Moderator Member #8,625 Joined: June 23, 2008	first welcome ok here is some info on tab. the system represents the strings and frets on the guitar to show you precisely what notes to play and where they can be found on the neck here is and example (as best as i can do it here) E ----------- B----------- here is how the strings would be represented with the bottom one G ----------- D----------- being the low E etc. A ----------- E ----------- E---3---- this represents a d chord in tab the notes are stacked to show B---2---- a chord is to be played. G---3---- D--0--- A------- E ------- for single notes it would just be shown as a single note on whatever string is appropriate to form a solo section the notes won't be stacked except diads (two notes played together as a partial chord. hope this helpls
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Conkinatoor	Jul 23 2008, 11:00 PM Post #3
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Members Member #8,679 Joined: July 23, 2008	monwobobbo Jul 23 2008, 10:07 PM first welcome ok here is some info on tab. the system represents the strings and frets on the guitar to show you precisely what notes to play and where they can be found on the neck here is and example (as best as i can do it here) E ----------- B----------- here is how the strings would be represented with the bottom one G ----------- D----------- being the low E etc. A ----------- E ----------- E---3---- this represents a d chord in tab the notes are stacked to show B---2---- a chord is to be played. G---3---- D--0--- A------- E ------- for single notes it would just be shown as a single note on whatever string is appropriate to form a solo section the notes won't be stacked except diads (two notes played together as a partial chord. hope this helpls in some of the tabs for songs they have nines in the strings does that mean the fret and how do i follow the tabs and stay on rythem or know when to pause of wait or when the next verse comes or chorus



monwobobbo	Jul 23 2008, 11:55 PM Post #4
Posts: 610 Group: Moderator Member #8,625 Joined: June 23, 2008	without seeing what you are talking about i can't be sure but i'll asume that the nine means nineth fret as that is how tab works. there should be other numbers as well. when learning a song you should be familiar with it and it helps to have it on when trying to learn it. if you look at the lines you will see something like this ---------------------------------------- \| \| ---------------------------------------- assume your 6 lines in between (i don't want to have to go thru the whole thing) this is called a measure. all songs are broken up into measures for sheet music purposes. often the tab will tell you to repeat certain sections of a song so they don't have to write it out over and over. as you learn each section of a song you'll know when to stop and start by ear the tab will have blank measures to indicate no playing in this section (and often a note saying so.) remember that songs often have a lead and rhythem section goin on at the same time, you'll have to chose which one you want to do as obviously you can't do both at once. also the chord progression is often found on top of the bars and is just written like A7 or what ever. the patterns for the chords are shown on top of the tab at the begining of the songs you will have to learn them properly first and then plug them in as called for. don't expect to be able to do this if you are a beginner. on that note learn your basic chords 1st and a couple of scales a little later. if you can't play those then you won't be able to play a song no matter how much tab you have. hope this helps remember that practice makes perfect and we all sucked bad to begin with htere is no way around that. Edited by monwobobbo, Jul 23 2008, 11:56 PM.
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monwobobbo	Jul 23 2008, 11:59 PM Post #5
Posts: 610 Group: Moderator Member #8,625 Joined: June 23, 2008	ok for some reason on the diagram it doesn't display right . the 2 vertical lines should be at the ends of the horizontal lines \|---------\|
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mynameisDavid	Jul 24 2008, 04:43 PM Post #6
Member Posts: 919 Group: Moderator Member #294 Joined: March 2, 2007	Those are stops. It means go to the next part in the song.



Bullet	Jul 25 2008, 06:26 PM Post #7
Admin Posts: 1,834 Group: Admin Member #183 Joined: January 13, 2007	Basically... if the tabber has tabbed correctly, each \|----------------\| is a bar and every - represents a 16th note. Unfortunately, not all tabbers to this and it can't be trusted so unless you have a program like Guitar Pro or Power Tab there is no way to know how long to hold a note/chord. I advise you try out on of them programs as you will find it much easier, paper tabs are all guess work and you need to use your ear to tell what is right or wrong and improvise the tab a little till you think it's right.



Zuchini	Aug 27 2008, 11:26 AM Post #8
Member Posts: 37 Group: Members Member #8,772 Joined: August 27, 2008	Id get a tutor. I tried learning off the internet but i picked up loads of bad methods and stuff. Now it's taken me longer to straighten out with my tutor and start playing well. I wih id got a tutor in the first place.
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1weasel	Aug 27 2008, 11:33 AM Post #9
Newbie Posts: 11 Group: Members Member #8,755 Joined: August 20, 2008	Try this site for lessons, obviously as zuchini said a tutor would be ideal but not everyone has the time or funds lol. So this could be your best bet i found it quite useful, but also expect to sound rough at first, i still sound rough, lol. http://guitar.about.com/library/blguitarlessonarchive.htm


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