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Tablature - Each Number Means 'Play 1 Note'
Numbers written on the six lines are fret numbers. Each time you see a number on a line of tablature, it means to play the note on the string and at the fret indicated by the number.
Each number on a line of tablature means one of the following:
Pick stroke with the right hand (no change in the left hand)
Pick stroke with the right hand and change left hand position
Hammer with the left hand (no pick stroke)
Pull with the left hand (no pick stroke)
Slide with one finger of the left hand to a higher or lower note (no pick stroke)
(If the list above doesn't mean very much right now, don't worry. Read on.)
A '0' means to play an open string. '1' means to play a note at the first fret, '2' means to play a note at the second fret, and so on. These numbers are read left-to-right.
Tablature Examples With Videos
Let's look at a few of the exercises we have already covered, and see how these parts are written in guitar tablature. Here is the first example:
Example 1 Play the Open Low E String 4 times. The Video Clip below is a close-up of the right hand. For most people, this is your 'picking hand.' Don't fret any notes with your left hand, just play the open Low E String with your right. Click on the 'Video' button to the right to see a video demonstration.
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The guitar part in the video looks like this when it's written in tablature:
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