Guitar TAB:
TAB is easy to read and should be easy to write if you want to send (submit) a song that you have done himself. The idea is this:
Start with 6 lines (or four for bass). This relates to the strings of the instrument. The top line is the highest string. and the line underneath the lower strings. Below is a blank bit of TAB with the string names at the left.
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
B ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
G ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
D ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
The numbers written on the line to show on which fret the strings with his left hand. If a zero appears, this means play the string open. Like standard musical notation, read from left to right to know the sequence of notes to be played. Part of the following TAB means a series of notes played (EFF # GG # A) on the bottom E string by moving the fret in order, starting with an open string.
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
B ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
G ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
D ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E.0.1.2.3.4.5 ... ... ... ... ...
OK so far?
Here is the note being played simultaneously. If two or more notes to be played simultaneously, they are written above each other, again as standard notation.
The following example we have a block Chord G.
E-3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
B-3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
G-4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
D-5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
A.-5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
E-3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
So this means play all these notes together as a chord. Sometimes also seen the same chord written like this:
E ... 3 ... ... ... ... ... ....
B. .- 3 ... ... ... ... ... ....
G. .4 ... ... ... ... ... ... .-
D. .5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
A.-5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
E.3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..-
Which means the ring with the same shape starting from the lowest string, so that each string is sounded immediately after the last string, but the notation will ring simultaneously. Below is an example of another with the same shape, but with a distance slightly larger - so you might have to pick the strings separately instead of slowly rang.
E ... ... 3 ... ... ... ... ... --
B ... .. 3 .. 3 ... ... ... ... ...
G ... .4 ... .4 ... ... ... ... ..
D ... 5 ... ... 5 ... ... ... ....
A. .5 ... ... .. 5 ... ... ... ..-
E.3 ... ... ... .3 ... ... ... ..
You might ask:
* How do I know how fast or slow to play it?
* Are all the notation should have the same length?
This is different from the standard notation TAB. Most of TAB * not * be telling the length of note. Usually it is up to you to listen to the song to get rhythm.
However - do not be disappointed. TAB should give an indication of the time. In the example above all the notes are separated by the same distance so you can make the assumption that these notes have the same distance (maybe all of an eighth note or quarter) but this is not always true - it depends on who wrote the TAB. As a general rule, the distance from the notes on the TAB should tell you where the long notes and which are short and fast, but usually will not tell you if a note is a triplet or anything like that. Once again, this will depend to who wrote the TAB.
For example, here are some notes from the American National Song in TAB.
You certainly can see clearly that the difference in distance depending on the length of note.
E ... ... .. 0 ... ... ... ... 4.2-0
B.0 ... .. 0 ... ... ... .. 0 ....
G. .1 .. 1 ... ... ...-1.-3 ... ..-
D ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... --
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
Usually it's easier to play the TAB of a song you already know better than songs you've never heard of that will be more familiar with the rhythms of familiar songs.
Other symbols used in TAB.
So far I have seen where that note should be played: the string which must be suppressed, and in which columns. I have mentioned how to find a long note to see the distance between the notes on the TAB, but this can only as a rough guide. You will have to always check with the original contract to get the song Story of the rhythm.
A lot of important information can be included in the TAB. This includes hammer-ons (at), pulls offs (off), slides (slide), bends, vibrato and more.
What should be done is to write additional characters or symbols between notes to indicate how to play it. Below are the characters / symbols are often used:
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - off the bend
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
v - vibrato (sometimes written ~)
t - tap with his right hand
x - play?? Enote?? f with heavy damping
For slides (shift), s is sometimes used to indicate whether the shift upwards or downwards. Symbols for harmonics are explained below in Section 3.2 Finally, x, is used to get choppy, percussive sound.
You usually use fret hand to lightly damp the strings so that when the note sounds as if his voice to die. Note that the use?? Ex?? F * very * different from the use?? Ex?? F when giving chord shapes.
For example if the D chord is written, it will seen:
EADGBE
xx0232
Where?? Ex?? F is not played.
On the tab is assumed that a string is not played if it is not marked.
So that the same chord in the tab will be like:
E. .2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
B. .3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
G. .2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
D. .0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
without?? ex?? f. ? ex?? f is only used in TAB to represent a heavily muted string which is sounded / learned to not give voice percussion. There are a few of the other symbols for things like whammy bar bends, scrapes and other excerpts. Seems to be no standard of writing as a reference for writing - Story / information must be given in the TAB to explain the meaning of these symbols.
Bass TAB will probably need a few extra symbols to meet the needs of different technique used in bass playing - for example slapping and? Epopping?? F string with thumb or middle finger.
You can use? Fs?? F to slap and?? Ep?? F to pop over written * under * the tab bar to explain the slide and pull off that should be written * on * line of tabs.
HAMMER ONS AND PULL offs.
With hammer-ons and pull-offs you might find it like the following:
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
B ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
G ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
D ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
A ... 5h7 ... .5 H7 ... ... ... ....
E.0.0 ... -0.0 ... ... ... ... ..-
which means play the open E twice, then press the strings in column A hammer on the 5th and 7th columns.
Pull offs look very similar:
E-3p0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
B 3p0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
2p0 .. G ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
D -2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
Obtained here with bluse descending scale using pull-offs to open strings. For each pull off just taking the first note of the pair with the right hand - so in this case only take note of all the columns to 3 and 2, and open strings would be sounded with the release.
Because the strings are given an additional bit of energy as hammer on and pull off, you need anya first note sounded by using hand picks. You can also get a long string with a hammer-ons and pull-offs like the following:
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
B ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
G.2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p2 ... ... ... ... .-
D ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
In this case you only need the first note sounds.
Note - you may get other symbols are used to hammer-on and pull-off, for example ^ can be used to mean hammer-on and pull-off.
example:
G.2 ^ 4 ^ 2 .- which means? rung note on the second column, hammer-on to the column 4 and pull-off to the column 2 ????. It would be easier if everyone uses the same symbols, so unless you have strong objections against?? Eh?? F and?? Ep?? F please use it. In another case, for each tab that is sent must always explain the symbols used, so if you use anything?? Edi outside toxicity?? F sure to explain what he meant.
Bends.
When bends are involved you need to know how much to bend notes on it. This can be known by writing the number after?? Eb?? F.
For example, if you see this:
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
B. .7 b9 ... ... ... ... ... ... --
G ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
D ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
means hidden string in column B to 7, then bend note up two semi-tone (one step at a time) to read the same pitch as the sound note in column 9. (Sometimes the bend is written on the second part in brackets, like this .7 b (9).)
Something like this:
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
B. .7 b9.9r7 ... ... ... ... ... ..
G ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
D ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
means play the note in column 7, bend up two semi-tones, ring back when the note is bent, then release the bend so that the note is back to normal. Sometimes pre-bend is used - this is where the strings in the bend * before * note sounded. After the note sounded, bend is released. Pre-bends are usually written as follows:
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
B.. (7) b9r7 ... ... ... ... ... ..
G ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
D ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
Means: fret the note in column 7 and bend the string up two semitones (without sounding nite). Then ring the string and release the bend. Sometimes determined note that the bent up only a quarter of the tone and so on. In this case would look a bit odd: B ... 7b7.5 ... if you have to bend up half a fret value.
Write down as follows:
bend up 1 / 4 tone
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
B. .7 b ... ... ... ... ... ....
G ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
D ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
with instructions about how much bend written above the note.
Slides. The most common symbols used are / to slide up and \ to slide down. Sometimes also seen?? Fs?? F used for slides.
You do not have to require a separate symbol for the slide? E top?? F and? E bottom?? F due to the reading of the line TAB:
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
B. .7 / 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... --
G ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
D ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
obvious a slide * up * from column 7 to column 9. Anyway
sometimes encountered something like the following:
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
B../7-9-7 \ ... ... ... ... ... ..
G ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
D ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
where the beginning and end of the slide is not clear is given. Here you should find out if you slide up or down. In this case use your decision to choose the beginning or end of the column.
You can also have a set series of slides simultaneously, as this
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
B..7/9/11 ... ... ... ... ...
G ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
D ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
E ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --
which means you only the first note sounds using the sustain to produce the other notes.
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