Tablature is a form of music recording (usually guitar) in the form of six lines, corresponding to six strings of an ordinary guitar. There are tablatures for 4, 5, 7, 12 lines, depending on the type of guitar (standard bass, five-string bass, six-string, seven-string and twelve-string guitars). Most rock bands use just this form for graphical recording of notes, and not the five-line familiar to many.
Instructions
Step 1
The top ruler of the tablature line corresponds to the first (highest sounding) guitar string, regardless of its type (bass, acoustic, classical, etc.). Lower ones correspond to the second, third, fourth and other strings.
Step 2
Instead of the usual note circles, numbers and calms (vertical lines) with edges (curved lines) extending from them are depicted on each ruler. There are notes without ribs and without calm. The presence of these elements indicates the duration of the note: without calm - whole, calm - half or a quarter (according to the context), calm and single edge - eighth, etc. These designations are similar to those from the classical Guido d'Arezzo system, which most performers use.
Step 3
The number on the ruler corresponds to the number of the clamped fret: 0 - open string, 1 - first fret, 2 - second fret, etc. Thus, the kind of sound combines the same characteristics as the classical note, but instead of a circle, a number is used, and the number of lines varies depending on the number of strings.
Step 4
Pauses in tablatures have the same appearance as in the classical system, and are placed in the corresponding section of the measure. Their durations also vary from one whole to thirty-second and less.
