Offering help to beginners in tabs first lessons from me

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theguitairstofm is banned so i would like to add sth to his post ie some more details

hope e does not mind n if he does SORRY :cool:
https://www.e-tabs.org/viewlesson.php?lid=39 source of hid article n where u can get more

your guitar has 6 strings on it and they corrospond to notes in
the musical scale... these notes are arranged from A to G... in
between each whole note (with 2 exceptions), there is a half step
referred to as a sharp which is a half step up from the lower note
(symbolized by a #)... or if your pessimistic, a flat which is a
half step down from the higher note (symbolized by a b)...
these are all the notes (12 of them) from A to G:

with sharps:
A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#... or

with flats:
A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, G, Ab...

please note that A# is the same note as Bb... C#=Db, D#=Eb... and
so on... the notes in the 1st listing correspond with the same
note in the 2nd listing (vertically)... someone just decided to
have fun and let 2 different symbols be the same note... hehe..
not funny!

the guitar is tuned in such a way that it is easier and generally
more basic to understand... your low string is an E... this is
referred to as the 6th string because whoever invented this tuning
had a cruel sense of humor... don't we usually count from low to
high? anyways... the 5th string is an A... 4th is D... 3rd is G...
2nd is B... and the high string is another E, the 1st string...
here it is simplified...

e 1st
B 2nd
G 3rd
D 4th
A 5th
E 6th <---- this is the string closest to your head when
you play...

now you ask... what are those funny metal things on the long part
of the guitar? i'm glad you asked... the long part of the guitar
is referred to as the "neck"... on top of the neck is a flat area
that contains pieces of metal that are spaced out... these are
called "frets"; thus the entire area where the frets are is called
the "fret-board"...

the guy who thought up this method of numbering strings
did it this way to ease in tabbing guitar music... what i mean by
that is that when someone writes down a guitar part to a song, that
is called a tablature... it contains 6 lines and a number or blank
on each line representing the fret # or, if no number, then don't
pick that string...

here is an example:

this is what is called a "G" chord and is what i will be
working with the most throughout these lessons...

____ these are the string names from high to low.. like above
|
| the fret numbers... push down the strings at this fret
| |
e -3------ <--- push down the 1st string with your pinky
B -0------ <--- don't put any fingers on this string
G -0------ <--- don't put any fingers on this string
D -0------ <--- don't put any fingers on this string
A -2------ <--- push down the 5th string with your index finger
E -3------ <--- push down the 6th string with your middle finger

ok... it'll be a *little* stretch at first, but with practice,
it'll come naturally (hopefully)... now take your pick or thumb
and strum all 6 strings... that's a G!

NOW... this is a section that i will throw in now and then for
"net guitarists handbook" type-thing... when you get a tab or see
one online, the people who transcibe (tab) them will probably
just abbreviate what i did above with the g chord... like this:

G <---- THE NAME OF THE CHORD
3
0
0
0
2
3

this is pretty common... but now you know how to read this... remember,
if a tablature is done correctly, the HIGH-E (1st) string will be on top
then it will work down from there...

there is lesson number one... this basically covered reading tab, but
next time i will go over with you a little bit more about the chords...
a little theory next time!

BTW- here are a couple more chords for you to fool around with!
remember: the top line is the high E (1st) string...

C D A E

-----0--------2--------0--------0---------------
-----1--------3--------2--------0---------------
-----0--------2--------2--------1---------------
-----2--------0--------2--------2---------------
-----3--------0--------0--------2---------------
-----0--------x--------0--------0---------------

^
|____ x = don't strum the 6th string in
the D chord (or any string in any
chord with an X on it... that is
tablature notation for "don't hit
string!"... or you can mute it by
barely touching it with your thumb
or any other finger without
it down... this is "muting"...
when it makes a dull sound)
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saari theory he clear ho gayi..nice post man.it really helped...
 
awesome dude !!!!!

theguitaristofm said:
well many people asked me how to really play tabs
n in an easy understanding language coz they can't
fully understand the helps in IGT
so here is my version
well its not a full lesson on tabs but the rest will b
posted later if required
this lesson on tabs is reserved for beginners who know little or nothing
abt guitar playing n tabs n its my pleasure to help u coz i can understand ur
difficulty coz i was once a begginer like u

first lesson

as u all know the guitar has 6 strings
so normally when we represent the strings on paper it is
as shown below
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------

there r 2 E
the A is the second most thickest string n the B the second most thinnest
one so u can now know the positions of the E B G D A E
beware folks
if u c only
E
tu neh mujhe pehjaana
D
ashik hoo mein

then the E n D r not the strings we r talking of
they r chords n tabs n chords r poles apart

ok

2nd lesson

now second part how to read tabs
lets begin with easy tabs

E|-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-12-10-8-7-6-7-6-7-6-------------
B|--------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------
Har Ghadi Badal Rahi Hai Dhoop Zindagi
Chaw Hai Khabi Khabi Hai Dhoop Zindagi

ok when we read tabs we start from up to down n the letter which
comes first is played
a bit confused????/
ok we start from up to down
we have 8 on E thin string
so we put our finger on the 8th block( if i can it) from the start piece of guitar
strings of string E thin one n then strike it
then we see 7 on E thin
we strike 7 block on E thin
then its 8th n so on

the blocks which i am mentionning abt r callled frets in technical terms :rock:


third lesson

now we move to third part
if we have got sth such as shown below

------5-------------------5----------
--------6--5----------------6--5-----
---7----------7--------7----------7--
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
Bin tere sanam, Mar mitenge hum

well here even if the string names r not given we can deduce that up
is E thin n down is E thick ie it is same as shown below

E------5-------------------5----------
B--------6--5----------------6--5-----
G---7----------7--------7----------7--
D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------
Bin tere sanam, Mar mitenge hum

u must know the song u gonna play its very important

now as i've said earlier we move from up to down
we c that 7 fret of string G comes first
am i right??
u understood folks?
then its 5th fret of ctring E thin
then 6th fret of B then 5th block of string B
then 7th fret of string G

when am saying 7th fret of strring G it means u press the string G
on the 7th fret after the start guitar arm (u must b knowing abt what am
talking i hope) then while pressing it strike the string G
then move on to the next


ok i've got a song called bin tere sanaam n dhoom
i think its quite popular n its easy to play u folks can start practising on
these
DHOOM
Ishq Ishq Kerna Hai Kerlay

E-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-2-0---------Repeat it again---
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------

Ishq Ishq Na Ho Dobara

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




Bin Tere Sanam


------5-------------------5----------
--------6--5----------------6--5-----
---7----------7--------7----------7--
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
Bin tere sanam, Mar mitenge hum

-----5--------------------------------
---------6---8---6--5-----------------
-7------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
Aa meri, zindagi...


-5-----5--6---5-----------------------
-----------------8---6--6--8--5-------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
hoooo aana hi pada sajnaaa....


--------------------------------------
--5--6--5-----6--5--------------------
-----------6--------7-----------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
Zaalim hai dil ki lagi..


if u have any problems n queries u can send mi an instant msg via yahoo msger
on high_energied its my id
ok njoy n plzzzzzz do rate this help
i think i've worked hard to make this lesson as simple as it can b
any comments or help to improve it will b welcomed
even if there r many things on tablature to b covered in my lessons
its for begginers n i think they wont get prob if they start with
such easy tabs
its what i think n have learnt abt tabs well even if many things r left
to b included
the other parts of my tabs help will b posted soon
still working on it
n i think it will b a great help to guitarist
thnx
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its really a hard work done by you.i heartily wish blessings from god to you.done a good job dude.
take care and keep it up.
vivian
 
Plz Help

u seem to knw a lot aboput guitar can u plz help to n explain if the notation is
E|-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-12-10-8-7-6-7-6-7-6-------------
B|--------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------
Har Ghadi Badal Rahi Hai Dhoop Zindagi

as u have explained i play the E and wat about the other notes they hve no number in them ? sorry for sounding stupid but i hve just started learning and i raelly want to knw....8-7 the - stands for wat a pause or it has sum other significance.../


plz reaply...

will be really thankfull
 
U only play the notes that the tab tells you to.....

i.e. the tab u mentioned...the string-fret notation will be

18-17-18-17-18-17-18-112-110-18-17-16-17-16-17-16----

(the first number means the string and the rest means the fret. i.e 10 is first string open... 112 means 1 string and 12th fret, 39 means 3 string and 9 th fret)




secondly, the dash doesn't mean anything .It's given only to isolate one note from other so that you can read it quickly. U can't get note timing seeing the tab. You have to listen to the original song and play the notes mentioned in the tab with the song. If you want to learn real music notation, i advice you to learn Staff notation (i.e. the classical notation).
 
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All right, I am 18 years old and I want to learn to play the acoustic guitar. However, I can't afford to pay for lessons. I have searched in Google free online guitar lessons, but I'm not sure which site to go with. Has anybody learnt to play the guitar using a website? If so, can you please recommend a good site that I can use? Thank you for help. Have a nice day.
 
It's been real helpful for me.thanx.............
But I want to tell something about frets.........My guiter is a Bangladeshi guitar ..........so it has 22 frets from up to down of guitar tabs unlike indians............so it is fairly difficult to understand what to do.............moreover u told 3 means 3rd fret but what about 0 ........is it no fret just a strum..............thank u..........
 
Hi,

Hi all,

I am a beginner and struggling with chords..(progression)..I do attend one half hour lessons at ST.Paul Guitar Studio in Minneapolis. I was given a book and a CD by my guitar instructor.. I can make copies of it if any of you are interested. I am coming to India for a week on the 13th November and will post it out to those who send me their mailing addresses..

my mail id is viswanathmenon@hotmail.com

thanks
 
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