


GUITAR TABS
BASICS - WHAT IS A TABLATURE?
Tablature or tab is a generic system of musical notation commonly
written for the guitar, but it can be used for any fretted stringed
instrument. It is an old notation system, much of the music for the lute
and classical guitar during the renaissance and baroque eras was
originally written in tablature.
While standard musical notation represents the
pitch and rhythm of notes, tablature gives you a visual
representation of the strings and frets of the guitar and tells you
where to put the fingers to produce the desired notes. Tab
represents the performance of the music, rather than the music itself.
Like standard notation, tablature consists of a series of horizontal
lines forming a staff. Each line represents one string, so most
guitar tabs have a six-line staff. Looking
at a guitar tab is like looking down at the fretboard in front of you,
so that the headstock is on your left and the body is on your right
e |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|

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GUITAR TABS
BASICS - WHAT IS A TABLATURE?
Tablature or tab is a generic system of musical notation commonly
written for the guitar, but it can be used for any fretted stringed
instrument. It is an old notation system, much of the music for the lute
and classical guitar during the renaissance and baroque eras was
originally written in tablature.
While standard musical notation represents the
pitch and rhythm of notes, tablature gives you a visual
representation of the strings and frets of the guitar and tells you
where to put the fingers to produce the desired notes. Tab
represents the performance of the music, rather than the music itself.
Like standard notation, tablature consists of a series of horizontal
lines forming a staff. Each line represents one string, so most
guitar tabs have a six-line staff. Looking
at a guitar tab is like looking down at the fretboard in front of you,
so that the headstock is on your left and the body is on your right
e |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|