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What's a tab?


07-05-2004 01:43 kmt_1989
330 posts	I know that sounds really stupid, but wut is a tab? Do they have tabs for instruments other than guitar, like flute?

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07-05-2004 01:47 AudioDrive
328 posts	you can find tabs for ukulele too, you just need to know where to look
07-05-2004 02:19 Atomic_Atlantic
62 posts	I think they have tabs for every instrament. Then again, I only look for guitar tabs, so I wouldnt be able to help you out in the woodwind department. Hey there again, Audio. Represent, Atomic Atlantic
13-05-2004 04:04 andro
43,215 posts	Tabs are a shorthand form of writing music without doing a full musical staff. They're primarily designed for fretted intruments, such as guitars. A tab shows you which frets on each string your fingers should be on to play the chord.
07-06-2004 05:06 FOBpunk22
226 posts	summerizing what he just say... its the easy way to get out of writing real music, cuz thats hard as crap, and it takes a lot of teaching to understand how to read real music,
09-06-2004 04:31 music_2000
1,125 posts	Basically there are tabs for any fretted instrument such as a banjo or electric guitar. There are also tabs for harmonica. Or at least I think there are
15-06-2004 12:35 skitterup
38 posts	good thing i came here. thanks guys, now i understand what "tabs" means. are there any tabs for piano?
15-06-2004 12:44 danastasia
19,287 posts	Yes there are tabs for piano...search for 'Piano Tabs' in Google NB Tabs means tablature, if you're interested!
08-01-2005 21:27 bassrocker14
546 posts	heres an example of a bass tab Seven Nation Army- the White Stripes G-----------------0-------------------------------- D-------2----2------2-0------------------------- A---------------------------3-----2-------------- E--------------------------------------------------- the numbers aren't seperated exactally right but if u know the song its easy to tell when to play the next note
01-04-2005 15:28 MsSneaky
109 posts	Does anyone know where I can get tabs to "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts or "How Do You Get That Lonely?"
28-04-2005 09:29 fruitnnutcake
161 posts	Readin music isnt that hard!!! I learnt at a young age and now, its really easy. You just need to practice! Besides, once you learn to read for one instrument its much easier to learn for another.
08-06-2005 14:22 kayleigh_88
19 posts	I know, I've been playin guitar for about 9 yrs - sice I wiz 8 - and I don't think it's that hard to read. I think tab is really good coz it is so much easier to read and work out than the actual note reading - or whatever the technical term is.
08-06-2005 14:30 _AngelOfDeath_
5,872 posts	Tabs are easier than learning actual music, i am fairly good at reading music (I played violin for 3yrs so i learnt a little more than just "Love me Tender" lol) but id definitely say tabs are easier to use/read.
20-07-2005 03:59 Dmanpianojammer
3 posts	dude any piano tabs, or guitar tabs you want to know just ask me, moreso piano, guitar is only 4 yrs. for me, But piano is 10, so yeah. broken road is really easy
18-09-2005 15:11 Staisy
1 posts	So how can u read tabs?
18-09-2005 15:12 Htd1
23,372 posts	with your eyes
04-10-2005 15:52 paynie
5,664 posts	thanks for starting this topics because i didnt know what it was but now i do!
04-10-2005 15:56 slim_gary
7,286 posts	E---------------0---- open e string (high) B------------0-------- open b string G---------0---------- open g string D------0------------- open d string A----0---------------- open a string E--0------------------- open e string (low) E---7----------------- 7th fret on e string
27-11-2005 17:17 ice_white_tiger
14,780 posts	G-----------------0-------------------------------- D-------2----2------2-0------------------------- A---------------------------3-----2-------------- E--------------------------------------------------- Ok... so what does the 2 and 3 mean? I guess there the frets... but what fingers do you use?
28-01-2006 05:12 skatepunkmikey
10 posts	They also have tabs for drums.
26-03-2006 01:14 Shadowzgirl
7 posts	does any one know if there are tabgs for violin? and where can u find music for songs that do have violin parararararts? any one know? i have this thing at tscholl where i have to play this song and im playin te violin and i need the music='( i know it sound pethetic but oh well...
26-03-2006 01:15 Shadowzgirl
7 posts	opps srry guys i meant to say does anyone no where to get parts.
26-03-2006 01:16 Chrisrocks53
13,570 posts	download Guitar pro, and if the song is popular enough then they should have a guitar pro tab for it.
18-09-2006 18:49 invisiblegenius
277 posts	How on earth do piano tabs work? I just looked at some on google but I have no idea how to read them. I don't see how it's supposed to be any easier than reading real music.
21-09-2006 16:20 Airwolfy
31 posts	^-_-^ Dued i love drum tabs there so easy i learnd how to read music when i was young but that was for paino and i soon stoped useing it the there after forgot how to read it so u who does know how to read music use it or lose it ^-_-^
09-09-2007 00:38 hiimjosh
27 posts	G-----------------0-------------------------------- D-------2----2------2-0------------------------- A---------------------------3-----2-------------- E--------------------------------------------------- Ok... so what does the 2 and 3 mean? I guess there the frets... but what fingers do you use? Usually, tabs won't say which fingers to use, with the exception of fingerpicking and mutliple finger tapping since they are much more complex in terms of coordination. The 2's, 3's, and 0's are, in fact, the frets to play on. Use whatever fingers are most comfortable. It may be smart to utilize the use of all your fingers early on. As you get better at your instrument, you'll be wishing you could put that pinky to use! (In this case, the most practical finger arrangemtn would be 2=pointer finger, 3=middle finger, 0=open) "Tab" is short for tablature. A bar of Tab is similar to a music staff with a few exceptions. A tab will usually tell you exactly what to play and which techniques to use (hammer on, slide, bend, etc.). Many times people will post a key of what each symbol means. The letters on the left are the strings of the guitar (or other instrument - sometimes drums will be a snare or bass) and tell you what tuning the song is in. As for piano tabs, the only "tabs" that I've seen are in piano lesson books that show you where to put your fingers. The main difference between sheet music and tabs is that tabs tell you specifically what to play while sheet music is usually less specific and, therefore, easy to transfer between instruments and tunings. Tabs will force you to change tunings or transpose the notes in your head, while it's slightly easier to transpose a song with sheet music assuming you are familiar with the notes of your instrument. One more key advantage to using sheet music is that it tells you the timing of the song while you typically need to listen to the song a few times to figure out the timing with tabs. So, for piano, learning to read sheet music would be better.

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