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Reading music on guitar…

For a lot of beginning guitar players this is the scariest thing about learning to play guitar.

The good news is there is a really easy way to quickly take the notes from paper, or virtual paper, and play them on your guitar.

What am I talking about?

Tab!

In guitar tab or tablature, each horizontal line represents a string.

The strings are numbered from the thinnest string to the thickest (6).  The numbers on these lines represent the frets that you need to place your fingers on.

How to read guitar tab or tablature