Tablature Explanation
- You have to know how to read tablature if you're going to play it. Below you'll find an explanation of the symbols. -
EXAMPLE
SYMBOL & NAME
MEANING
--5h7---
h Hammer-on
Hammer onto 7 fret with 5 fretted
--7p5---
p Pull-off
Pull-off from 7 with 5 fretted
--5/7---
/ Slide up
Slide from 5 up to 7
--/7----
/ Slide up from anywhere
Slide up to 7 from lower fret
--9\7---
\ Slide down
Slide
from 9 down to 7
--\7----
\ Slide down from anywhere
Slide down to 7 from higher fret
--6^q---
^q Quarter-step bend 6 bent up 1/4 step (between 6&7)
--6^h---
^h Half-step bend 6 bent up to sound
like 7
--6^f---
^f Full-step bend 6 bent up to sound
like 8
-6^h^6--
^h^ Bend & release half
Bend
6 to 7 and release back to 6
-6^f^6--
^f^ Bend & release full
Bend
6 to 8 and release back to 6
--h^6---
h^ Pre-bend half-step Pre-bend 6 to 7; release after pick
--f^6---
f^ Pre-bend full-step Pre-bend 6 to 8; release after pick
---x----
x Muffled string String muted while
picked
-14t16--
t Right hand-tapping
Use right hand to quickly tap notes
-<12>---
<> Harmonic
Harmonic touched above shown fret
-6~~~~--
~ Vibrato
Wobble note with fretting hand
-->5----
> Accented note Play this
note forcefully
--(4)---
() Ghost note
Almost
inaudibly short duration
--PS----
PS Pick scrape
Slide
pick down strings
-<14>AH-
AH Artificial harmonic
L.H. frets 12 down at 2, R.H.
touches
14 and picks.
-<14>PH-
PH Pinch harmonic Hold tiny bit of
pick protruding
from between fingers and pick.
-2-4--0-
v Strum down
Strum
from lower to higher strings
-3-4--1-
^ Strum up
Strum backwards from high to low
-2-5--0- PM Palm muting Mute strings with strumming hand
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