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Learn and Master Guitar Lesson Book 1

This document provides an introduction to reading guitar tablature. It includes: 1) An overview of how tablature uses six lines to represent the six guitar strings and numbers to indicate which frets to finger on which strings. 2) Examples of how tablature notates single notes and chords. 3) A section on finger exercises to build coordination between the picking hand and fingering hand, including three basic patterns to practice on each string.

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Learn and Master Guitar Lesson Book 1

This document provides an introduction to reading guitar tablature. It includes: 1) An overview of how tablature uses six lines to represent the six guitar strings and numbers to indicate which frets to finger on which strings. 2) Examples of how tablature notates single notes and chords. 3) A section on finger exercises to build coordination between the picking hand and fingering hand, including three basic patterns to practice on each string.

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Learn & Master Guitar

How to Read Guitar Tablature


TABLATURE is a type of musical notation that guitarists have developed to describe what strings on the guitar are being
played at any point and what frets need to be fingered.

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3


Strings The Tablature Staff Single Notes in Tablature Chords in Tablature
1st - E 1 3 0 0
2nd - B T T 3
2
1 0 T 0
1
A A A
3rd - G
4th - D 2
5th - A
6th - E B B B 2
0
The 6 lines correspond to the 6 strings on The numbers tell you which frets you need to In this example you would play all of the
your guitar. put your fingers on and which strings to use. strings at the same time. The first, second
In this example you would play the first string and sixth strings would be open. Your first
fretted at the first fret. The next note would finger would fret the first fret on the third
be the first string at the third fret. Then, the string. The fourth and fifth strings would have
second string at the third fret and so on. fingers on the second frets of each string.

Finger Exercises
These finger exercises are designed to build coordination between your right and left hand. Proper picking and fingering hand
coordination is vital to good controlled guitar playing.

Directions: Play each finger pattern on each string. Start on the first string, then the second, third, etc... Although a little dif-
ficult at first, these exercises quickly build the motor skill control needed to play the guitar effectively. Practice with an even,
steady rhythm. The goal is control, not speed.

1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
T
1. A
B
Right Hand Picking: Down-Up-Down-Up Repeat for all Strings

T
2. A 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1

B
Right Hand Picking: Down-Up Repeat for all Strings

1 2 3 4 3 2 1
T
3. A
B
Right Hand Picking: All Down Repeat for all Strings

SESSION 1 4 Starting Off Right

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