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Tab, or tablature,
is a means of representing musical ideas graphically. The horizontal lines
represent the guitar strings. The bottom horizontal line corresponds to
the low E string on a guitar. The topmost horizontal line corresponds to
the high E string on a guitar. The numbers on the tab lines represent frets.
For example, the number 5 on the topmost tab line would indicate the 5th
fret of the first (E) string (an A note). The numbers beneath the tab lines
indicate suggested fret hand fingerings. For further clarification, refer
to the diagram below. It is an example of "tab." |
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The Fret Hand
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The Pick Hand |
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"Tabbed" songs that are
to be "fingerpicked" are apt to include additional notation in the form
of the letters p, i, m, a, and c. These letters are applicable to your
picking hand. The presence of a 'p' beneath the tab indicates that you
are to pluck the string with the thumb, 'i' indicates the index finger,
'm', the middle finger, the letter 'a' tells you strike the string with
your ring finger and a 'c' tells you to use your little finger. The example
below demonstrates this through its use of a "tabbed" D chord. The notes
are to be picked individually rather than "strummed." |
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