How to read guitar tablature

Guitar tablature is a unique notation system just for guitarists. Guitar tab symbols tell a guitar player what to do when reading guitar tablature. The symbols may represent a bend, a palm mute, a hammer on, pull off, vibrato, and more. Even if you do have a key for all of the guitar tab symbols, it may be confusing when it comes time to actually play a tab. When you're first learning how to play guitar you'll definitely be using guitar tabs to learn your first songs, chords and riffs.

This ebook is included in the Beginners Guitar ebook, but it's also available seperately as you may just want this chapter. I have included the original scales book too (it's a bit different) before it was converted to 'Chapter 5: Scal...

Guitar TAB is a clever invention that lets people easily communicate music written for guitar. This lesson will teach you how to read guitar TABs as well as how to write it so that others can read it. I also provide a printable image of blank TAB paper at the bottom of this lesson that you can use...

The Blevins Guitar Manual - A methodical guide to guitar.

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Over the last 9 years of teaching guitar I have noticed young beginners in particular struggle to get to grips with reading guitar tab, but it’s sometimes any age. They get confused over which string the top line of the tab is. Usually they think it’s the 6th string at the top because it’s at […]

Help your child build her love of music and the arts with this beginner's sheet on reading guitar tablature!

The Blevins Guitar Manual - A methodical guide to guitar.