so anyways.... i was lookin at the tab for Stairway To Heaven.... and well on of the chords goes like this: 7 - - 6 - - how am i suppose to strum this when the other strings arent to be played?
fingerpick. stairway to heaven isn't a song for strumming. or the first bit (The 6-string bit) isn't astrumming song. Put your pick down and use your fingers. Play the D string on the sixth fret and the high E on the seventh fret simultaneously. use your thumb to get the D string, and your index finger to pick the high E string. It takes some practice, but you'll get the hang of it!
yea.... i went "oh.. duh" after i read the replies... One more question.. i cant seem to find these on any lesson pages... what is the sideways ( for ... like when you see it over somethin like this -- -- -6 5- -- -- also what does it mean when a chord is in ()?
I think that you just play the two notes in cosecutive order, I do not see anything odd with that... yet maybe I am misunderstanding. Chords in () are harmonics. They are just very light plucks on the string.
the curved line from the 0-2 is a slide right?... but sumtimes its upside down... and goin from a lower to a higher chord... what is that for... i cant seem to what is that for.. thats what i meant by the first question.. should've just posted this in the first place.. sorry
You mean the little bow b/w the 0 and the 2? It just means a quick jump from note to note. Some would interpret it as a hammer-on, while some would just play those two notes faster.
It's probebly just upside down for simplicity sake. I'm used to different symbols illustrating a slide, so I would interpret that as a hammer-on... but you're probebly right with it being a slide. I'm just all good with the old 0/2 .
If i were u i would go to a music store and buy it.. Internet tabs are peoples opinons on how they should be played and sometimes they are screwed up and can even be harder.. but ya its fingerpicked so ya haha peace chickens
the small arc from one note to another indicates either a hammer-on (when one note is played quickly after another lower note without striking the string again in succession) or a pull-off (when one note is played quickly after another higher note without striking the string again in succession, done by pulling your finger downwards off the string) whether or not the arc is rightside up or upside down doesnt effect the actual execution of the technique, it simply accords to whether the hammer-on or pull-of takes place on the 1st+2nd+3rd strings, or the 4th+5th+6th strings to distinguish between the two there will either be an "H" for hammer-on or a "P" for pull-off in proper tablature, the symbol for a slide will be a small diagonal line between two notes pointing in the direction of the slide, which will either be down or up
You can get books that help you with all that stuff and I think they help cus it looks like you don't know a lot about guitar. Thier are lessons online to. After you find out all about that stuff I would go to donnybrovos.com they got a lot of tabs and rythm guitar there. How long have you been playing anyway?
Things in notation flip depending on where they lay on the staff. Do not change the tempo to play that little bow. Its called a tie in classical notation, im not sure why they used it there. [edit]It seems to be the general concensus that the tie indicates a hammer-on and I'd be inclined to agree[/edit]
