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Tablature - Reading Basics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do the six lines represent?

a)

Just six lines

b)

Our six strings on the guitar

c)

I don't know

d)

Orange

2.

What is the order of the six lines/strings on the paper?

a)

1-6, 1st string on top (thinnest).

b)

6-1, 6th string (thickest) on top

c)

No idea

d)

Orange

3.

The numbers on the lines/strings tell us two things (pick two).

a)

How many times we play the note

b)

Which FRET we push in

c)

Which FINGER we push in

d)

G Chord

4.

What does this tell the guitar player?

a)

First finger, 6th string, pluck four times.

b)

First finger, 1st string, pluck four times.

5.

What do 0's mean?

a)

Don't play anything at all

b)

I don't remember

c)

Play "open" strings (no LH fingers pressing down)

d)

Orange

6.

How do we label our left hand fingers?

a)

Thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4

b)

1, 2, 3, 4 (no thumb #)

c)

p, i, m, a

7.

How do we label our Right Hand?

a)

Thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4

b)

1, 2, 3, 4 (no # for the thumb)

c)

We use letters - p, i, m, a

d)

Orange, for sure...

8.

What does the "3" tell the guitar player

a)

3rd fret, 3rd string

b)

3rd fret, 2nd string

c)

3rd fret only, string doesn't matter

d)

None of the above

9.

If the numbers are stacked, what do we do?

a)

Play them one-at-a-time

b)

Play them all at the same time

c)

Only play the "3"

d)

Orange - this time it's orange.

10.

And which LH finger do you use?

a)

1st finger

b)

2nd finger

c)

3rd finger

d)

doesn't matter