How to Read Guitar TAB & Chord Boxes (Guitar Basics - Lesson 6)

Guitarists don’t need to read traditional notation, instead we have Tablature, aka TAB. TAB is a graphic representation of what frets we are playing on what string on the guitar.

Each horizontal line represents a string; each number represents a fret on that string.

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[therockreviews]

I wish I had a guitar instructor like Andy, he explains everything beautifully. He doesn't just want to finish and go home.

[kechtcj]

Hahaha and I thought I learned how to play chords until i knew now that they are upside down

[petar]

I love how he says "ooopen" :D

[marywillis]

God bless you son, you look like you pull starters outta old Dodge Darts, and you sound like Hugh Grant. You're gonna make me a star.

[mibelloaleman]

Andy, I see it as the TAB being upside down, regardless of the sound of the string, because when I look down on my guitar, I am first seeing the THICKEST string, "E, " the 6th string, NOT the thinnest, "E, " 1st string. Of course I am not a teacher such as yourself, but from a student's point of view, particularly a beginner, this is very confusing and I'm not the only one who sees this.  How will I get used to reading the Tabs correctly? Thanks.

[whoknows]

You need to learn the fret board. E chord 5th fret?

[uibyebz]

I'm confused so you have to play the top ones to the bottom and The bottom ones to the top?

[hectorbmatos]

Thanks Andy you explain it best!!!! I was all confused  with the tab reading; Thanks to you I now know !!!! Great video !!!

[hahahahello]

I FINNALY UNDERSTAND THANK YOU SO MUCH

[SuperKamiGuruu]

Started playing last week. I'll be back a year from now at 6:30pm Central

[erinparry]

omg so helpful, thanks for making it look so easy!

[brijlehru]

Hi! I've been following your channel on YouTube. It really helped me know how to read tabs but can you please also tell me which finger should be used for specific fret.

[lukeliming]

What does it mean if it had a thick line at the top?

[WorstScenarios]

How do you know at what speed to play the notes?

[kennyyo]

What does the parenthesis in the Fret# mean?

[manuelfibonacci]

Hi Andy,
I noticed that some of the cord maps have "dotted" circle (black- colored inside) and some have circles which are white-colored inside. What is the meaning of that?

[lukasdeleu]

Thank you for the clear explanation for how to read a guitar TAB :)

[buzzinboi]

Because all chord boxes are the same size how do you know when to go down like what if one was on the 12 fret, it doesn't show that on the chord boxes because they are all the same size so you might do all the chords in the same area

[tsunderry]

So does everyone chord diagram show the first fret, or does it not matter what fret it is?

[mibelloaleman]

Hey Andy, how about a response to my question?