Test this out with this easy song when you’re done with this article. If you see “5” on the 6th fret, you will play this as “4” instead, and it will match the pitch. I won’t get into ittoo much in this article as it can be complex if you’re new to tabs.īut as an example, if the tabs are written in D# tuning, where every string is a semi-tone (1 fret) lower than normal, but you never see “0” anywhere on the tabs, you can still play it in normal tuning! All you have to do is play all the tabs 1 fret lower than written. Depending on the tuning of the tabs, there are sometimes ways to get around it. If the song is not in normal tuning, you will need to retune your guitar to play the tabs as intended. If you don’t see anything, you can assume it is in normal tuning. You may see this written at the top (Tuning: EADGBE, Normal Tuning, Drop D, etc) or you will see it on the left side of the tab beside each string. On every piece of tab (unless the creator forgot to add it), it should tell you the tuning of the song. If you don’t set up your guitar properly for the song, it is not going to sound right, even if you are playing the string and fret that it says. When you start learning a song via tabs, you can’t just jump in. The line at the top of the tabs is the 1st string is the thinnest string, the one closest to the floor. The line at the bottom of tabs is the 6th string, or thickest string on your guitar, the one that will be closest to your face. If you ever look at tabs for the bass instrument, they will have 4 lines for the same reason. Each of these lines represent a string on the guitar. Compared to sheet music that has 5 lines, tabs will have 6 lines. Compared to reading sheet music which will have notes on a staff and you have to figure out what that note is and then where that note is on your instrument, tabs are super easy! This is because tabs are a visual representation of the notes on a guitar.
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