HOW TO PLAY GUITAR FOR BEGINNERS - LESSON 2 HOW TO READ TABS

TAB (or Guitar Tablature) is a way of writing music for the guitar. It's perfect for those that cannot read notations (notes).
The guitar tablature has 6 horizontal lines that represent the 6 guitar strings.
Here is an example...

|-----------0--------| taken
|--------0-----0-----| from
|-----0-----------0--| Metallica-nothing else matters(intro)
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--0-----------------|

The top line is the thinnest string(1st) and the lowest line represents the thickest 6th string. The numbers that are placed on the lines show what fret to play on which string. In this example they are all "0" - this is an open string(played with no fingers on it).


If numbers are placed on top of each other they form a chord and are played all together.

|--2---| 1st String Example: D chord
|--3---| 2nd String
|--2---| 3rd String
|--0---| 4th String
|--X---| 5th String
|--X---| 6th String

"X" - do not play this string