View Full Version : Does any one know how to read guitar tabs?


DragonRider SkyWard
Mon, 20th May '02, 2:12am
Does anyone know how to read gutar tabs? Here's one. If you could tell me how to read it thanks.

e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------5-------10----------------------------|
D---(5)-----(3)-----5 (x8)10 (x8)5--------3XXXXXX33---------|
A---(5)-----(3)-----3--------8--------5 (x8)-3XXXXXX33------|
E---(3)-----(1)-------------------------3--------1XXXXXX11--|

Blackthorne TA
Mon, 20th May '02, 2:46am
In general, each of the horizontal lines represents each of the six strings on your guitar, and time goes from left to right. The numbers on a string indicate what fret on that string to place your finger and play the note. So three numbers vertically at the same time indicate a chord.

Mollusken
Mon, 20th May '02, 11:59am
http://www.olga.net/faq/tabbing.php

You'll find help there.

DragonRider SkyWard
Mon, 20th May '02, 1:52pm
Thankyou very much. I thought that the lines where the cords but I didnt under stand the numbers. Thanks again!

Sniper
Mon, 20th May '02, 3:22pm
Out of interest, is that guitar tab: 'All the small things' by 'Blink 182'?

EDIT

Another thing, if you want some decent guitar tabs, go to http://www.mxtabs.net

Tis a kewl site it is

[This message has been edited by Sniper (edited May 20, 2002).]

Extremist
Mon, 20th May '02, 5:02pm
Actually I advise you to download Guitar Pro from this site: http://www.guitar-pro.com/

This nifty util will make you able to write your own tabs, test them, share them, print them nicer than in ASCII and what's most important - hear them.
My bro uses it.

DragonRider SkyWard
Tue, 21st May '02, 1:53pm
/DRSW starts to sing....All the small things, true care, true things, I'll take one lift, your ride, best trick....keeps singing!

Z-Layrex
Fri, 24th May '02, 5:55pm
*Shudder*
I HATE Blink182, sound like girls and only ever sing about their girlfriends.

Sniper
Sat, 25th May '02, 2:12am
And also about broken families, and about corrupt world and unfairness, and about suicide. As for girls, love plays a major part in music.