Intro to guitar tab reading

How many horizontal lines do you see on Tab paper?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

What do these horizontal lines represent?

• Frets

• Strings

• Chords

• Notes

What does a 0 mean in tab notation?

• Don't play this string

• Play this string with your pointer finger

• Play this string for a whole note

• Play this string open (no fingers on the fretboard on this string)

What does a 1 mean in Tab notation?

• Use your first finger to play this string

• Press the corresponding string on the first fret

• Play the first string

• The note is worth 1 beat

Where do most guitars have the first 4 inlays (markings to indicate which fret it is)?

• Frets 1, 3, 5, 7

• Frets 2, 5, 8, 12

• Frets 3, 6, 9, 12

• Frets 3, 5, 7, 9

What is the significance of the double dots (or special inlay) on the 12th fret?

• Those notes are an octave higher than the open string

• Those notes are a 12th higher than the open string

• Those notes are an octave lower than the open string

• Those notes are a 12th lower than the open string