Guitar Lessons for Beginners How to Read Guitar Tabs [Tablature]

This guitar lesson for beginners will show how to read guitar tab (tablature). With tab diagrams and song examples, we'll cover it all with a step by step approach!

Guitar Lessons for Beginners [How to Read Tab]
00:00 Lesson Preview
0:25 Guitar Tablature
1:08 Finger Numbers, String Numbers, Fret Numbers
4:04 Reading Guitar Tab
6:45 Frere Jacques/Are You Sleeping
11:10 Guitar TAB vs Standard Notation
12:40 Guitar TAB vs Chord Symbols
13:12 Guitar Tab Websites
13:52 The 'I Have to Learn to Read Music' Myth
14:56 Learning by Ear
15:54 Lesson Review

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Guitar Lessons for Beginners
This guitar lessons for beginners video will show how to read guitar tablature, also known as guitar tab. This beginners guitar lesson will then show how learn a basic song/melody by using guitar tab.

How to Read Guitar Tab
This guitar lesson for beginners will also compare leaning to read music with standard notation with learning to read guitar tab. Even though standard notation (aka piano music) and guitar tablature share a slight resemblance, both are totally different formats for written guitar music. Compared to having to learn how to read standard notation, which takes years to master, understanding how to read a guitar tab only takes minutes. Adapting standard notation for guitar occasionally requires interpreting how to properly play a guitar part, whereas a correct guitar tab shows the exact strings and fret positions to play a guitar part correctly. All the guitarist needs to know to start reading tab are the ‘Three Sets of Numbers’.

Learn the String Numbers for Guitar
This guitar lesson for beginners video will show how to name the six string numbers on guitar. String numbers are numbered ‘1' through ‘6', with the first being the thinnest string and the sixth string being the thickest. All guitar descriptions are based primarily on sound, so the highest-sounding first string is referred to as the ‘top’ string, while the lowest-sounding sixth string is referred to as the ‘bottom’ string. This initially can be confusing for beginners because when holding a guitar, the sixth ‘bottom’ string is actually positioned above the first string.

The ‘Three Sets of Numbers’ (fingers, frets, and strings) can all be represented in written form using guitar Tab. The string numbers are represented by six lines, with the top line being first string and the bottom line being the sixth ‘bottom’ string. The fret numbers are represented by the number placed on each line. A number ‘1' appearing on the top line means the first string/first fret is being played.

What are the finger numbers for guitar?
This guitar lesson for beginners will show how to name the finger numbers for guitar. Finger numbers are numbered ‘1' through ‘4' on both hands, starting with the index finger (‘1') and ending with the ‘pinky’ finger (‘4'). The thumb is often notated with the letter ‘T’. Though beginners will initially be focused on the left hand finger numbers for fretting notes on guitar, the right hand finger numbers will also become a primary focus when learning fingerstyle technique. For those who have had classical training, finger numbers are used in place of the ‘PIMA’ method for naming fingers.

The finger numbers to fret with are shown under the six lines, directly below each corresponding fret number. Finger numbers are not shown with most guitar tabs, but are included here to ensure all notes are fretted properly. As guitarists gain more playing experience, knowing which finger numbers to use will become less of an issue.

Frere Jacques Guitar Lesson for Beginners
This guitar lesson for beginners will show how to play Frere Jacues on guitar.

Are You Sleeping Guitar Lesson for Beginners
This guitar lesson for beginners will show how to play Are You Sleeping on guitar.

Do I have to learn to read music to play guitar?
Contrary to popular belief, learning how to read standard notation (piano music) isn’t necessary in order to become a great guitarist. Guitarists can learn to compose, perform, and communicate musical concepts without having to read or write a single note of standard notation. Think of any famous guitarist or group you may like and picture them on stage performing. The odds are they will not be sitting on chairs reading standard notation. Those guitarists who focus more on the technical aspect of sight reading are more likely to become studio or classical musicians, while those who focus more on the creative aspects of playing are more likely to become songwriters and performers in their own right.

Guitar Lessons for Beginners [How to Read Tab]