| TAB, which is short for tablature, is a good way for | | | | music would have dots on the lines, which is the |
| many people to learn to play the guitar. When learning | | | | appropriate finger placement. With this, you simple look |
| to play the flute, piano, saxophone, violin, and other | | | | at the fingers and place yours on the guitar string to |
| types of music, a person uses written music. However, | | | | match. Again, for many people to learn guitar TAB is |
| the guitar is different in that chord diagrams are used | | | | the only way they can grasp this particular instrument. |
| instead. Now, some people have the ability to read | | | | Another important thing to know about TAB is that as |
| chord music quite well while other people struggle. | | | | you read the TAB, the line on the bottom is the sixth |
| Because of this, a different method of learning was | | | | or deepest pitched string on the guitar while the top line |
| devised whereby a person can learn guitar TAB. | | | | is the first or highest string. You will also find when you |
| Tablature is simply a way in which a series of notes | | | | learn guitar TAB that the dots may or may not be |
| are written so a person can learn a riff or run on the | | | | accompanied by a number, which is a reference to the |
| guitar. For many individuals, the option to learn guitar | | | | fret on that particular string you need finger. For this, |
| TAB is a blessing, helping them learn quickly and with | | | | you would make the decision as to the finger used. |
| much less frustration. However, you need to | | | | Then, as you learn guitar TAB, understand that if a |
| understand that while TAB has many benefits, a few | | | | song has two or more notes needing to be played |
| drawbacks do exist. | | | | simultaneously, they would show up on the TAB with |
| First, when playing the guitar, you are playing not only | | | | one directly above the other. Additionally, when looking |
| notes but also rhythm. With TAB, transferring | | | | at a tablature, anything that shows up as an "O" |
| information specific to an intended rhythm is difficult, if | | | | means an open string or no finger placement on that |
| not impossible to do. For instance, if you play a musical | | | | particular string. |
| instrument using sheet music, part of the music shows | | | | For most people who learn guitar TAB the beginning is |
| the rhythm so you know how fast or slow a song | | | | a bit awkward and confusing but with time, it will soon |
| should be played. However, when you learn guitar | | | | become extremely easy. Many people learning to play |
| TAB, this rhythm information is not there. For this | | | | guitar prefer this method for a number of reasons. In |
| reason, most people will choose a song they already | | | | addition to being visually easier to learn, hundreds of |
| know the rhythm to so all they have to learn are the | | | | TAB songs are now available online, giving them a |
| notes. | | | | much greater selection of songs to learn without |
| A major difference in how a person would learn guitar | | | | having to pay for expensive DVDs, CDs or |
| with TAB is that the lines on the sheet music have | | | | instructional material. |
| lines that represent the guitar strings. In addition, the | | | | |