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    The document provides information on the basic layout and elements of guitar tablature (tab). It explains that the six horizontal lines in tab represent the six strings of the guitar from top to bottom. Numbers on the tab indicate which frets to finger on each string from left to right. Single numbers represent a melody line while stacked numbers indicate chords. Common elements like palm muting, muted notes, and downstrokes and upstrokes are also outlined.

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    The document provides information on the basic layout and elements of guitar tablature (tab). It explains that the six horizontal lines in tab represent the six strings of the guitar from top to bottom. Numbers on the tab indicate which frets to finger on each string from left to right. Single numbers represent a melody line while stacked numbers indicate chords. Common elements like palm muting, muted notes, and downstrokes and upstrokes are also outlined.

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    The document provides information on the basic layout and elements of guitar tablature (tab). It explains that the six horizontal lines in tab represent the six strings of the guitar from top to bottom. Numbers on the tab indicate which frets to finger on each string from left to right. Single numbers represent a melody line while stacked numbers indicate chords. Common elements like palm muting, muted notes, and downstrokes and upstrokes are also outlined.

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    The document provides information on the basic layout and elements of guitar tablature (tab). It explains that the six horizontal lines in tab represent the six strings of the guitar from top to bottom. Numbers on the tab indicate which frets to finger on each string from left to right. Single numbers represent a melody line while stacked numbers indicate chords. Common elements like palm muting, muted notes, and downstrokes and upstrokes are also outlined.

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    The Basic Layout

    Let’s learn the basic layout of Tabs. When you take a look at a Tab that
    you want to learn you will most likely see some standard notation on
    top and the Tab on the bottom. The six strings of the guitar are
    represented by the six horizontal lines of the Tab. The top line
    represents the high E string of the guitar and the bottom line
    represents the low E string of the guitar. This can seem a bit
    counterintuitive to some people so just remember that the top line is
    the thinnest string and you will be good to go.
    Tab Tip: Keep in mind, you'll always read Tab from left to right. The only time you'll play multiple
    notes at the same time are when they are stacked on top of one another.

    Notes & Chords


    The numbers you will see on a piece of tablature represent the frets
    you are supposed to put your fingers on. You read these numbers
    from left to right just like you would read a book.

    Notes: Single numbers from left to right represent a melody line or


    solo that you might play.
    Chords: Stacked numbers represent a chord of some kind.
    Palm Muting & Muted Notes
    Now that we’ve gone over the basic layout of Tab let’s take a look at
    some of the more common elements that you will see when figuring
    out some of your favorite songs.

    Palm Muting: The first element I want to go over with you is palm


    muting. Palm muting is represented by a “P.M.—“ marker. The little
    dashes represent how long you should continue to palm mute the
    notes.
    Muted Notes: Dead notes, or muted notes, are represented by an
    “x” on a particular string. When you see a dead note you should mute
    the note with either your left or right hand and play that note so the
    pitch is completely muted. This happens a lot in strumming patterns
    and raked parts of lead lines.
    Downstrokes & Upstrokes
    Downstroke indicators look like a squared off upside down “U”, and
    upstrokes indicators look like a downward facing arrow. If the
    composer wrote a piece of music with a specific picking pattern in mind
    you will see picking indicators. If they didn’t you will not see any
    indicators and be free to experiment with your own picking patterns.

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