How
To Create A Guitar TAB
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To Create A Guitar TAB - 3 Pages FREE PDF
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Burton
Jamison – Island Guitar Studios
October 31, 2024
This
lesson assumes the reader already knows how to read
and write TAB. First follow the link and print
the FREE Guitar Tab Pages pdf TAB. Feel free to download,
copy, or share the TAB page and the link with your friends.
Blank
Guitar Tab Page - You will use this to write your
TAB, then use it as a guide as you type your TAB into
your text editor.
Your
first attempt at a Guitar TAB can be a frustrating experience.
I know mine was. I tried, and the TAB never turned out
right. The TABS were always misaligned. But then I discovered
the secret. You are about to discover it too.
The
real secret to creating Guitar TAB is using the proper
font. Courier
or Courier New.
That is the secret. Yep, easy as that.
Well almost. For TAB that I create I use Courier
New and the TAB always turn out great.
You should already know this --> The numbers on the
string lines are the fret number to play on that string.
Something
to consider. I have started doing my tabs with the paper
set at landscape and use text Bold
and size 16 or 18 so the TABS are very easy to
read.
Guitar
TABS are fun to create after you get the hang of it.
Let's
get started.
Write
your TAB on the sheet that you printed earlier. Here
is the “Well almost” part'.
Open
whatever app you use for text, such as writing a letter
that you will print. I use Open Office. A free download
compatible with most Microsoft text editors.
The
Font “Family” to use is "Courier
New” or “Courier".
Select Courier
New or Courier for the Font and make
it Bold/
Strong. Select the page layout either
Portrait or Landscape that you decide to use.
Next
set up the TAB A: as shown for you
to get started. Title your TAB and add: TAB: Title then
"your name" and your email address. You may
be able to copy and paste the starting point of the
TAB from below. Some TABS omit the string number. I
add the string numbers for new students because they
learn the string numbers before they learn the notes.
Remember, the TAB will be easier to read if the Font
is Bold/ Strong.
A:
Feel Free To Copy And Paste
TAB:
G Mixolydian
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1E--
2B--
3G--
4D--
5A--
6E--
On
all strings we will use two hyphens/ dashes after the
open string notes E,
B, G, D, A, E and after all fret numbers
. We do this to determine the starting fret number on
the next string.
On
the TAB B: I am starting on string
6 after 6E--
with fret number 3. I add two hyphens/ dashes after
fret number 3
(3--). Next I add fret number 5. It
should look like this:3--5.
After fret number 5, I add two dashes
-- (5--) So we have on String 6, 6E--3--5--ˆ.
The ˆ
is the starting point on string 5. The fret number is
2. Don't include the ˆ
on your TAB.
On
string 5 after 5A--
we use dashes
------ to get to where the first fret
number will start on string 5. Which is 2. We use two
dashes between fret numbers
2--3 and 3--5
and after the last fret number (5--).
String 5 has 5A--------2--3--5--ˆ,
the ˆ
is the starting point on string 4. Again, don't include
the ˆ
on your TAB.
String
4 shows after 4D--
that we again use dashes ------
to get to where the next fret number
will start. Which is two dashes after the string 5 fret
number 5--ˆ.
Keep
using the same method for the starting fret number on
any other necessary strings until the TAB is completed.
Be sure to title and number each page if more than one.
Please note that strings 3, 2 and 1 will have dashes
to at least fret number 2 on string 4.
B:
1E--
2B--
3G--
4D-----------------2 ˆ the
next fret number on string 4
5A--------2--3--5--ˆ
6E--3--5--ˆ
The
example above and D: is part of and
the complete G Mixolydian Mode fingering in C Major.
Please
note, if there are no other fret numbers after the last
fret number on each string, we use dashes to get to
the end. Which will be the two dashes after the last
fret number on whatever string it may be. That is how
we will keep the TAB uniform as shown in the TAB C:
on string 6E.
C:
6E--3--5----------------------------------------
and
on the completed G Mixolydian TAB D:
Completed
G Mixolydian TAB
D:
1E--------------------------------------------3--5--
2B-----------------------------------3--5--6--------
3G--------------------------2--4--5-----------------
4D-----------------2--3--5--------------------------
5A--------2--3--5-----------------------------------
6E--3--5--------------------------------------------
Here
is a link to We
Wish You a Merry Christmas TAB to use as
a guide.
How
to TAB more than 1 string notes or chords. Partial examples.
E:
E:
Bouree
TAB by Burton Jamison burt120@gmail.com
1E--0--2--3--2--0-----0--2-----------0-------------
2B-----------------4--------0--2--4-----3--1--0----
3G-------------------------------------------------
4D-------------------------------------------------
5A-----------0-----2--0----------------------------
6E—-3--2--0-----------------3--2-----0--2-----3----
Please note: some fret numbers have one dash between
them to save space and paper.
Jingle
Bell Rock TAB
E--10-10-10---9--9--9--7-9-7----7-9-7----5--7-9-7--3--
B--10-10-10--10-10-10--7-----7--7------7----8------2--
G----------------------------7---------5----9------2--
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
You
can do this! Like anything else, the more you do it
the easier it will become.
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