I have recently started learning guitar and would like to learn to read the tabs mentioned in this video, I have tried searching on the internet but couldn't find a helpful resource.
Any help would be really appreciated!
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1Still added to save going offsite.– TetsujinCommented May 11, 2023 at 15:48
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2What is the question? Are you asking for a complete explanation on how to read tabs?– user1079505Commented May 11, 2023 at 16:03
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yes that is what I'm asking. if you can point me out to a good resource that would be even better.– rohith santoshCommented May 11, 2023 at 16:31
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3I’m voting to close this question because the question is too broad for this site, and references to external resources are off topic. If the question can be broken down into a more specific problem related to tab-reading, it would be a better fit.– AaronCommented May 11, 2023 at 16:36
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3I recommend simply googling "how to read guitar tab." It's really pretty simple; the lines represent guitar strings and the numbers show which fret to press.– Andy BonnerCommented May 11, 2023 at 17:54
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Each line is a string, the numbers represent a fret (0 means play open string), the stems below clue you to the length (which is unusual, more often you just do with position in the bar).
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1I wouldn't say stems are unusual, you can find them in old tabulatures, see e.g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablature#/media/… I would say they were omitted during the period when people were writing tabulatures using just ASCII characters Commented May 11, 2023 at 23:45