The six lines are the strings
The top line is the 1st string, the thinnest (high E). The bottom line is the 6th, the thickest (low E). Picture the guitar lying on your lap, seen from above.
e|-----0--1--3--| B|--1-----------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------|
The numbers are the frets
- 0 is the open string.
- 1, 2, 3... is the fret your finger presses.
- Numbers stacked vertically are played together (a chord).
- Read from left to right, like text.
Common symbols
- h: hammer-on (hammer a finger down without picking again).
- p: pull-off (pull the finger off and the lower note sounds).
- / and \: slide up or down.
- x: muted string.
What tab does not show
Plain tab does not tell you the rhythm. Listen to the song, or use sheet music with tab underneath.
Practice with the app
Dedilhado Vivo has a tab-reading game: a number appears on a line and you play that note on the guitar. The microphone checks it.
Written by the Dedilhado Vivo team, based on what the app does today.
Practice free in the app
The app shows the fingering for every note as you play and checks you through the microphone. Free, no sign-up.
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