Guitar Tab Explained

No Music Reading Skills Needed

Traditional music notation was created to show what happens on a piano, not a guitar. The guitar's fretboard is drastically different than a piano's keyboard and requires a different sort of notation called tablature or "tab" for short. Unlike traditional music notation, guitar tab doesn't take years to master, it only takes minutes. Guitar tab gives us a visual representation of the fretboard and tells you precisely where to play on the fretboard.

How To Read Tablature

Tablature Exercise

Guitar Techniques In Tab

Learning how to read tablature also serves as a great way to learn about the differnt techiniques that are used on the guitar. Tablature can give you a visual representation of bends, tapping, slides, and many more guitar specific techniques:

Vibrato

Hammer-Ons

Pull-Offs

Slides

Tremelo Picking And Trills

Fretboard Tapping

Learning Songs With Tab

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