What are Tabs? Are they easy to read?

Question

Guitar

Answer 1

I find tabs easy to read!

--------------- E (1st string)

----2--------- B

-------------- G

--------------- D

--------------- A

--------------- E (6th String)

The numbers are the frets! (e.g. 2nd string 2nd fret) When theres and 0 it means you play the open string.

Answer 2

Tabs are a lot easier to read than sheet music and offer far greater and easy to understand articulation for electric guitar.

When I was starting out on guitar and in college - when they first came out (about 1990) and when I had my meeting with my music professors..they asked which way I was going (at the end of the music course)  said I had discovered tab and am going to learn a h**l of a lot of songs using this.

They actually thought I meant acid and looked absolutely appalled.

lol..

You should train your ear and  learn to read music to though. Tab is not a substitute for a proper music education..and you won't get any professional jobs because you can read tab

Answer 3

tabs are fairly easy to read if you look there are 6 lines, the top line is your bottom e string as you look at your guitar, the second is your b string, third your g, fourth your d, fifth a, sixth top e, an o on a string means strike the string open, numbers on the tab normally denote which frets your fingers should be on to make the chord shape give it a go i use tabs all the time they are great oncw you get the hang of it. try this website out for tabs of your favourite songs its pretty good

http://www.guitaretab.com/

Answer 4

tabs are guitar tabs they mean like the single notes/strings instead of chords theyre quite easy too read but depends which way it is set out. :o)  

Answer 5

They tell you what to play and when. I have a 7 year old daughter who reads both drum and guitar tabs, no problems. I guess once you have had it explained to you they are simple enough.

Good Luck!

Answer 6

yeah they tell u what string and fret to play

Answer 7

i think so