[OiBoyz]

I have been looking around the site and can't find this info, I apologize if it's been asked a zillion times...

When I look at the tabs of songs, I don't have any idea how to read them or what to do with them. The chords I can figure out, but I just don't know how to read the tabs. For example, this one.

Is there a "Tabs For Dummies" tutorial or something?.

Thanks!

[bravesfan007]

There's not a tutorial on the site that I know of. Your best bet is just to Google how to read guitar tabs or something along those lines. It's fairly easy, but there isn't a tutorial here to my knowledge.

[surferdude9375]

Originally Posted by bravesfan007

There's not a tutorial on the site that I know of. Your best bet is just to Google how to read guitar tabs or something along those lines. It's fairly easy, but there isn't a tutorial here to my knowledge.

Or is there......

Lessons - Christian Guitar Tabs

Probably the most overlooked section of the site is the lessons. While old, they still are good.

[OiBoyz]

Originally Posted by surferdude9375

Probably the most overlooked section of the site is the lessons. While old, they still are good.

Thanks. I really did look, honest. Quick question: on the example of the G chord, how do I know what fret all that's happening on by just looking at the tab? I mean, I know how to make a G, but I don't see something on the tab itself that addresses the fret in the chord formation.

[surferdude9375]

Originally Posted by OiBoyz

Thanks. I really did look, honest. Quick question: on the example of the G chord, how do I know what fret all that's happening on by just looking at the tab? I mean, I know how to make a G, but I don't see something on the tab itself that addresses the fret in the chord formation.

I'm not saying you didn't look, I'm saying it is quite hidden away in a corner.

The numbers on the lines correspond to the fret on that string.

e-3-----------------
B-3-----------------
G-0-----------------
D-0-----------------
A-2-----------------
E-3-----------------

You play the third fret on this E string, second fret on the A string, third fret on the B string, and third fret on the e string.

When looking at a tab it goes from the highest pitched string (high e) to the lowest pitched string (low E). If your a visual person you can lay your guitar in your lap (body on the right and neck extending to the left) and it corresponds exactly to tabs.

[OiBoyz]

Thanks for the explanation.