How To Read Guitar Tabs And Chords - Jamorama
Donald J Mair
November 10, 2009
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Guitar tablature or tab is a system of notation that graphically represents strings and frets of the guitar fret board. Each note is indicated by placing a number which indicates the fret to play, on the appropriate string. In guitar tablature, you also have to be familiar with guitar scales and chords. Guitar chords are an important part of playing songs. Because not all songs can be played on a single string, you need to learn about chords.
A chord is a mixture of at least three different pitches that are played simultaneously, or a combination of musical tones sounded at the same time. The different chords, when played in the appropriate sequence, constitute the musical flow in a song. A guitar player has to hit the strings of the guitar at the same time with the fingers of the hand that they use to strum, while holding down the strings at the required places on the fret board, in order to produce the sound.
Playing guitar chords may cause problems such as sharp pain in the fingers from holding down the strings, numbness or even blisters, or stiffening and slowing down of reaction time. The pain occurs because your fingers aren´t used to being put in such uncomfortable positions. In order to prevent pain, you have to stretch your fingers out and play some single string notes before playing the guitar.
According to the chord theory, learning how to read guitar tabs and chords is the shortest route to producing some kind of music from the instrument especially in the early stages of learning.
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