Guitar Lessons: Guide To Reading Tab Guitar Tab

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This is a basic tab template:

e|
B|
G|
D|
A|
E|

The string order goes from Highest to Lowest Pitch.
For Example: 
e is the highest pitched String
E is the lowest pitched String


Many different symbols are used in Tabs to show different effects
These are them:

x = Mute String
/ = Slide
h = Hammer on
p = Pull off
~ = Let Ring
PM = Palm Mute

I bet you are wondering what they mean here is their explanations:

Mute String
After you have played the string just hold down where you Strum 
the strings with a fleshy part of your hand so that no sound echoes.

Slide
After you have played a fret slide (up or down) to the fret after 
the / or \ For Example is it sais 4/8 you play the 4th fret and 
slide down to the 8th without playing the string again.

Hammer on
Hammer ons are the way to nail those really fast solos. After 
you have played a fret quickly press down on another fret with 
a higher fret number For Example 4h6 you would not be able to Hammer 
on For Example 6h4.

Pull off
Pull offs are just like Hammer ons but the oposite in technique. 
To play a pull of hold down 2 or 3, maybe even 4, frets on the same 
string . Then play that string once and instead of pressing down 
the Frets pull them off highest frets first. For Example 12p9 
you cannot do this For Example 9p12.

Let Ring
This is not complicated. After you have played the note you like, 
keep the frets held down for the duration you want the sound to 
ring (you could even hold it till it mutes itself, thats good 
for an outro).

Palm Mute 
Palm Muting is used to obviously mute the sound but it a really 
effective technique. When you are Strumming String place the 
fleshy part of your hand (near the little finger) on the string 
and press down onto your pick ups.


I hope this helps you to read Tab I know this would help me because 
at first i thought e was E and B was A and so on.
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