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TABLATURE EXPLANATION
Tablature - A six-line staff that grafically represents the guitar fingerboard, with the top line indicating the higest sounding string (high E). By placing a number on the appropriate line, the string and fret of any note can be indicated. The number 0 represents an open string.
1st string high E
2nd string B
3rd string G
4th string D
5th string A
6th string E
Bend Strike the note and bend up 1/2 step ( one fret ) or whole step ( two frets )
Pre-Bend Bend the note up 1/2 or whole step, the strike it
Bend and Strike the note and bend up1/2 or whole step, then release the bend back to ```Release the original note. All 3 notes are tied: only the 1st note is struck
Unison Bend Strike the 2 notes simultaneously and bend the lower note to the pitch of the higher
Vibrato Vibrate the note by rapidly bending and releasing the string with a left-hand finger
Pull-Off Place both fingers on the notes to be sounded. Strike the first (higher) note, then sound the lower note by pulling the finger off the higher note while keeping the lower note fretted.
Palm Mute With the right hand, partially mute the note by lightly touching the string just before the bridge
Wide or
Vibrate the pitch to a
greater degree with a left-hand finger or the tremolo bar
Exaggerated
Vibrato
Trill Very rapidly alternate between the note and the small note in parentheses by hammering on and pulling of
Muffled Strings Lay the left hand across the strings without depressing them to the fret-board: strike the strings with the right hand, producing a percussive sound.
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Slide
Strike
the 1st note and then with the same left-hand finger move up the string to
the
2nd note. The 2nd note is struck or not struck
Pick Slide Rub the pick edge down the length of the string to produce a scratchy sound
Tapping Hammer ("tap") the fret indicated with the right hand index or middle finger and pull off to the note fretted by the left hand
Natural Harmonic With a left-hand finger, lightly touch the string over the fret , then strike it. A chime-like sound is produced
Artical Harmonic Fret the note normally and sound the harmonic by adding the right hand thumb edge or index finger tip to the normal pick
Rhythm Slashes Strum the chords, use the chords voicings found in the fingering diagrams at the top of the 1st page of the transcription
Single-Note
The
circled number above the note name which string to play. When
Rhythm Slashes
successive notes are played
on the same string
only
the fret numbers are given
Tremolo Bar Drop the note by the number of steps, then return to original pitch
Tremolo Picking Pick the note as rapidly and continuously as possible