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Reading Tablature

Tablature notation was created to make music reading easier on stringed instruments. It can be learned quickly, and you do not need to know any music theory. It shows which string to play, which is quite important since the same note can be played on several strings.

Rockmer: Reading Tablature

Each string of the guitar is represented by a line. Numbers indicate the fret the finger has to press. The 0 means the string has to be played open - that is without pressing any fret. The lowest line is the fat string (low E), while the upper line is the high E string (thin string). This is what you see when you are playing the guitar, and not when you are in front of it.