Guitar Tablature

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Guitar Tablature

Guitar Tablature is one of the easiest forms of musical notation to learn. That's because the basic concept is very simple.

It is simply the representation of the neck of the guitar. It shows the six strings laid out with the highest-sounding string at the top:

In Guitar Tablature there are a series of numbers. These represent the frets of the instrument. So, for example, in the picture below you play the A string on the third fret.

You read the numbers from left to right, so in this example below, you simply play the third fret on the A string, followed by the fifth fret, and back to the third again.

If you see notes, one on top of the other, that means play the notes together as a chord. And to show an entire E major chord, you write this:

Rhythm

Tablature notation lacks accurate information on rhythm and timing. Writers sometimes provide limited rhythmic information by adding note stems, flags and beams above the fret glyphs but casual editions sometimes omit these. Computer software for tablature allows playback of tablature scores.

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