How To Read Tablature

Guitar TAB (or guitar tablature) is a way of writing music specifically for guitar. It is perfect for those that do not read music, and in many cases offers more information than the written notation would anyway!

TAB has six horizontal lines that represent the six strings on the guitar. The top line is the thinnest string (first) and the lowest line represents the thickest (sixth) string. The numbers that are placed on the lines tell you what fret to play a note. You will only ever play the strings with numbers on; If a string has no number, don't play it. The 0 means that a string is played open, with no fingers pressing down the string on the frets.

Always read Tab from left to right. The only time you'll play multiple notes at the same time are when they are stacked on top of one another.