[terryblousy]

Good morning all,

First time customer, brand new to reading tabs, and I don't seem to understand what's going on in the following tab (I didn't write it; it's from a search).

Anyhow, I guess I don't understand what a musical "Bar" is, and don't know how to play this, so questions:

• What is a musical bar?
• Am I correct in understanding that there's one bar per vertical line?
• Are there only 4 notes in the 1st bar? (When I listen to this song, the open D is played twice, but the tab indicates only one strike. When listening to the song, I count 7 notes, but I don't see it in the tab. And I have no idea why the 2nd fret of the G is indicated, cause I don't hear that note in the song.)
• Are all of these notes (in each separate vertical line) somehow supposed to cover the entire intro?

Obviously, I don't know enough about what I learned from the absolute basics, so any help would be appreciated, and I apologize for the novice questions, but I gots to learn this song.

Tab below.

Thanks for your help,

Terry

Eric Clapton: LAYLA (from his Unplugged)

This post has been edited by terryblousy: 20 February 2009 - 11:00 PM

[jenniferdurst]

A bar is just a measure, so yes one per vertical line. There are a set number of beats per measure (ie in 4/4 time it means 4 beats per measure and a quarter note is one beat). There are fewer in the first measure of your example because the first few notes are just a lead in (so rather than having 3 beats of silence and a note, it just shows the first few beats).

Tabs aren't perfect translations into musical notation. Not all of notes/chords transfer into the same type of note (half note, quarter note, etc). This is why you have a different number of them in each bar. It's up to you to listen along and decide where to strum.

Lastly, this tab may not be correct and that could be some of the snags you're running into. I can't figure out what the song is, so I can't tell you if its right or not, but when I use tabs I usually make them my starting point. If they sound similar I just keep plucking along until I make it sound like the song itself.

And no worries about novice questions, we all have to start somewhere! Hell, just watch one of our old timers come show me what for

Feel free to keep asking questions if you need to!

[terryblousy]

.. I can't figure out what the song is ...

Can't believe I left this info out The song is supposed to be from Eric Clapton's Unplugged: Layla

Bars, measures, beats per measure, they're all Greek to me.

[terryblousy]

Bump. Can anyone help with this now that I've said what the song is?

[Captain_Trips]

• What is a musical bar?
• Am I correct in understanding that there's one bar per vertical line?
• Are there only 4 notes in the 1st bar? (When I listen to this song, the open D is played twice, but the tab indicates only one strike. When listening to the song, I count 7 notes, but I don't see it in the tab. And I have no idea why the 2nd fret of the G is indicated, cause I don't hear that note in the song.)
• Are all of these notes (in each separate vertical line) somehow supposed to cover the entire intro?

• http://en.wikipedia....iki/Bar_(music)
• http://en.wikipedia....iki/Bar_(music)
• not all tabs are accurate. the best way to tab music out is to rely on your ear. if you hear it differently, play it how you hear it
• yes, it may repeat once or twice, but from what I know of the song that sounds accurate

[jenniferdurst]

That's exactly what I said! Punk!

[terryblousy]

okay, what I'm trying to find out is how to read this tab. Is this the lead intro, or are there some chords involved? I've been trying to learn just the intro first, and then move on to the rest.

I'm only now trying to learn to read tab, but all that I've read on the subject so far seems very noviceish, and doesn't go into reading across measures.

How much of this song has been tabbed?

[guru of rock n roll]

This much

CODE

  
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

                                      LAYLA
                           As recorded by Eric Clapton
                         (From the 1992 Album UNPLUGGED)

Words and Music by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon
Transcribed by gozer@earthling.net

          Dm                    C                   Bb                   A5
      x x 0 2 3 1          x 3 2 0 1 0          x 1 3 3 3 1          x 0 2 2 x x

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clapton'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. II'

Intro
  Moderate Swing Q=96(8=s8)
4/4
  Gtr I
  H    E   E E E    +E  E E E +E  E E E
|----------------||---------------------|
|----------------||---------------3-3---|
|--------------2-||-(2)-----------3-3---|
|--------------0-||-(0)-0---3-(3)-3-3---|
|----------0-3---||-------3-1-(1)-1-1-3-|
|----------------||---------------------|


  E E E E +E  E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-----1---------------|
|-5-5-5-------------|-----3---------3-3---|
|-5-5-5-2-(2)-----2-|-(2)-2---------3-3---|
|-5-5-5-0-(0)-----0-|-(0)-----3-(3)-3-3---|
|-3-3-3-------0-3---|-------3-1-(1)-1-1-x-|
|-------------------|---------------------|


  E E E E E E E E    Q    E E  E  E E E
|-----------------|--1----1-------------|
|-5---------------|--3----3-------------|
|-5-----2-------2-|--2----2-------------|
|-5---5-0-------0-|--0----0-x--3--3---3s|
|-3-0-3-----0-3---|------------1--1---1s|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H       E E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----2---------------|
|---------------0-|-(0)-0-5-3-(3)-3-3-x-|
|-----------0-3---|-------3-1-(1)-1-1---|
|-----------------|---------------------|


                                             ~~~
              |--3--|    |---3----| |--3--|       |---3---|
  E E E E E E E E   E    S  S S S E E E   E +Q    E E   a E
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------5---6-|--5h=6p5---5-6-5-----------5-6---6s8---|
|-------------7-------|---------7---------7-(7)---------------|
|-5-5-5-7---7---------|---------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-5-------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E   E     +E      E   E   E   +E  E E   E
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------2-----------------------------|
|-5-3-5-7---------0---|-(0)-----0---5---3---(3)-3-3---x-------|
|-3---3-5---0-3-------|-------------3---1---(1)-1-1-----------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|


  |--3--|        |--3---| |---3---|
  E E   E a  E E E  E   E E  E    E
|-----------------------8-----------|
|---6---8-8s10---8-10-------10---13-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| E   E      E E E    E   E    E
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-5---3------5-7---------------0----|
|-3----------3-5------0---3---------|
|-----------------------------------|


   |-----3------|  |---3---|  |---3----|  |----3----|            |--3--| |--3--|
   E   S  S  S  S  E  E    E  E   E    E  E E    S  S   E  E E E E E   E E E   E
|-10--12-10h12p10----10-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------13------13-10-------10--------------|------------------5-6---5-|
|--------------------------------12------12-----12p10-|-9-10-9---------7---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------7-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| +E      E        E    E    +E     E     E   E         E  E E E E   E   E   E
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------2-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-(0)-----0--------5----3----(3)----3-----3---x-------|-5--3-5-7-------------0---|
|------------------3----1----(1)----1-----1-----------|-3----3-5-----0---3-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|


        |---3---|  |--3---|
   E  E E E   a E +E  E   E a E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------||
|--7----7-------------------------|-----------------||
|-----7-------7s5-(5)-3-----3s5-3-|-----0-----------||
|-------------------------5-------|-5-3-----0---3---||
|---------------------------------|-----------------||
|
| +E  E E   E     +E    E     E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------||
|-----2---------------------------|-------------5---||
|-(0)-0-5---3-----(3)---3-----3-x-|-5-5-5-5-7-------||
|-------3---1-----(1)---1-----1---|-3-3-3-3---------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------||


   1st, 2nd and 3rd Verses
    Gtrs I, II
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E S S E E +E  E E E
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-x---------|-------0-------0----|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|-5-5-5-x-5-x-7-x-|---------3-(3)---0--|
||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|-6-6-6-x-5-x-7-x-|-1-0-1---1-(1)---1--|
||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-|-6-6-6-x-5-x-7-x-|-2---------------2--|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-|-4-4-4---3-x-5-x-|-2------------------|
||----------------4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-----------------|-0-----------------2|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-x---------|-0-0-0-x---------|-2-2-2-x-------0-|
|-2-2-2-x-4-4-4-x-|-0-0-0-x-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-x-4-4-4-0-|
|-2-2-2-x-4-4-4-x-|-1-1-1-x-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-x-4-4-4-1-|
|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2---|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-2-|
|-4-4-4---2-2-2-x-|-2-2-2---0-0-0---|-4-4-4---2-2-2---|
|-2-2-2-----------|-0-0-0---------2-|-2-2-2-----------|


                 1st, 2nd and 3rd Choruses
          A5      Dm  C Bb            C     Dm                  C Bb
  Gtr II
  H       H       E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E  E  E E E    E  E E E +E  E E E
          |       | | | |  |  | | |   | | | |  |  | | |    |  | | |  |  | | |
          /       / / / /  /  / / /   / / / /  /  / / /    /  / / /  /  / / /

  Gtr I
  E E E E H       E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|---0----------||-------------------|-------------------|-----1---------------|
|---0-0--------||-------------3-3-x-|-5-5-5-3-(3)-------|-----3---------3-3---|
|---1-1---2----||---3-5-3-(3)-3-3-x-|-5-5-5-2-(2)-----2-|-(2)-2-5-3-(3)-3-3-x-|
|-2-------2----||-2-2-5-3-(3)-3-3-x-|-5-5-5-0-(0)-----0-|-(0)---5-3-(3)-3-3-x-|
|-2-----0-0----||-0-0-3-1-(1)-1-1---|-3-3-3-------0-3---|-------3-1-(1)-1-1-x-|
|-0------------||-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|


  C     Dm                  C Bb
  E E E E  E  E E E    E  E E E +E  E E E
  | | | |  |  | | |    |  | | |  |  | | |
  / / / /  /  / / /    /  / / /  /  / / x

  E E E E +E  E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-----1---------------|
|-5-5-5-3-(3)-------|-----3---------3-3-x-|
|-5-5-5-2-(2)-----2-|-(2)-2-5-3-(3)-3-3-x-|
|-5-5-5-0-(0)-----0-|-(0)-0-5-3-(3)-3-3-x-|
|-3-3-3-------0-3---|-------3-1-(1)-1-1---|
|-------------------|---------------------|


                     1.,2.
  C     Dm                  C Bb            C      N.C.
  E E E E  E  E E E    E  E E E +E  E E E   E E Q  E E E E
  | | | |  |  | | |    |  | | |  |  | | |   | | |  |   |
  / / / /  /  / / /    /  / / /  /  / / /   / / /  o   o

  E E E E +E  E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E   E E Q  E E E E  3x
|-------------------|-----1---------------|-3-3-3-----------||
|-5-5-5-3-(3)-------|-----3---------3-3---|-5-5-5----------o||
|-5-5-5-2-(2)-----2-|-(2)-2-5-3-(3)-3-3-x-|-5-5-5-----------||
|-5-5-5-0-(0)-----0-|-(0)-0-5-3-(3)-3-3-x-|-5-5-5-----------||
|-3-3-3-------0-3---|-------3-1-(1)-1-1-x-|-3-3-3--0---3---o||
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------||


  3.
        C Bb              C     Dm
   E  E E E +E  E E E     E E E E  E  E E E
   |  | | |  |  | | |     | | | |  |  | | |
   /  / / /  /  / / x     / / / /  /  / / /

   E  E E E +E  E E E     E E E E +E  E E E
|-----1---------------||--------------------|
|-----3---------3-3---||o-5-5-5-3-(3)-------|
|-(2)-2-5-3-(3)-3-3-x-||--5-5-5-2-(2)-----2-|
|-(0)-0-5-3-(3)-3-3-x-||--5-5-5-0-(0)-----0-|
|-------3-1-(1)-1-1-x-||o-3-3-3-------0-3---|
|---------------------||--------------------|


        C Bb              C     Dm
   E  E E E +E  E E E     E E E E  E  E     E     E
   |  | | |  |  | | |     | | | |  |  |     |     |
   /  / / /  /  / / x     / / / /  /  /     /     /

  +E  E E E +E  E E E  4x E E E E +E  E     E     E
|-----1----------------||-------------5-----5-------||
|-----3---------3-3---o||-5-5-5-3-(3)-6b6.5-6b6.5---||
|-(2)-2-5-3-(3)-3-3-x--||-5-5-5-2-(2)-------------7-||
|-(0)-0-5-3-(3)-3-3-x--||-5-5-5-0-(0)---------------||
|-------3-1-(1)-1-1-x-o||-3-3-3---------------------||
|----------------------||---------------------------||


Guitar Solo
              C     Bb                   C           Dm
  E     E     E     E +E     E E   E     E   E   E   E    E  E E E
  |     |     |     |  |     | |   |     |   |   |   |    |  | | |
  /     /     /     /  /     / /   x     /   /   /   /    /  / / /

                                                       ~
                               |--3--|   |--3--| |--3--|
  E     E     E     E  Q       E E   E   E E   E E E   E +E  E E E
|-5-----5-----5--------5---------------|---------------------------|
|-6b6.5-6b6.5-6b6.5----6b6.5-----------|---------------------------|
|-------------------7----------7-5-----|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------7-|-6-5s==3-5-3---------3-----|
|--------------------------------------|---------------5-(5)---5-x-|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|


                 C     Bb
     E    E       E    E      +E    E       E    E
     |    |       |    |       |    |       |    |
     /    /       /    /       /    /       /    x

     |---3---|    |---3---|    |---3---|    |---3---|
  a  E  E    E a  E  E    E a  E  E    E a  E  E    E
|-7s=8--8----8-------8----8-------8----8-------8----8-|
|-9s10-10---10-9s10-10---10-9s10-10---10-9s10-10---10-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


    C                  Dm
     E    E       E    E       E   E            E   E
     |    |       |    |       |   |            |   |
     /    /       /    /       /   /            /   /

     |---3---|    |---3---|    |--3---|
  a  E  E    E a  E  E    E a  E E    E  a     +E   E
|-------8----8-------8----8------8---10---------------|
|-9s10-10---10-9s10-10---10-9s10----------------------|
|---------------------------------------12b14-(12)-12-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


             C     Bb
   E    E     E    E    +E     E        E    E
   |    |     |    |     |     |        |    |
   /    /     /    /     /     /        /    x

   |---3---|  |---3---|  |-----3-----|  |---3---|
   E  E    E  E  E    E  E  S  S  S  S  E  E    E
|-----------------------10-12-10h12p10----10------|
|---------------10---13----------------13------13-|
|-10------10-12-----------------------------------|
|----12-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


  C             Dm
   E    E     E  E E    E    E   E
   |    |     |  | |    |    |   |
   /    /     /  / /    /    /   /

   |---3---|       |--3---|  |--3---|
   E  E    E  E  E E  E   E  E E    E
|-------------------------------------|
|-10------10-10-10---11-----10--------|
|----12----------------------------12-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


       C   Bb                 C             Dm
   E E E   E   +E E E   E     E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E
   | | |   |    | | |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
   / / /   /    / / /   x     /   /     /   /   /   /   /   /

                ~~
       |--3--|      |--3--|   |---3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
   E E E E   E  Q   E E   E   E S S S S E E   E E E   E E E   E
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-5-6-5h6p5---------------------------|
|-10-9---7h==9--7---5-----7-|-----------7-5-----------------------|
|---------------------7-----|-----------------7-6-5---3-5-3-------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------5---|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|


         C       Bb                    C           Dm
   E   E  E       E  +E  E E    E       E     E  E  E E    E     E E
   |   |  |       |   |  | |    |       |     |  |  | |    |     | |
   /   /  /       /   /  / /    x       /     /  /  / /    /     / /

                  ~~~~~~~                                        ~~
                           |---3---|                  |---3---|
  +Q      E       E  +Q    E  E    E    E  a  E  E  E E  E    E  Q
|--------13b13.5-10-(10)----------10-|-12-10h12-10-------------------|
|----------------------------13------|-------------13---10------10---|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------13------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(5)/-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


            C       Bb                   C            Dm
  E    E     E       E  +E  E E    E     E    E     E  E  E      E E    E
  |    |     |       |   |  | |    |     |    |     |  |  |      | |    |
  /    /     /       /   /  / /    x     /    /     /  /  /      / /    /

                     ~~~~~~~
  |---3---|                   |--3---|   |---3---|                 |---3---|
  E  E    E  E       E  +Q    E  E   E   E  E    E  E  E  Q        E  E    E
|---10------13b13.5-10-(10)------------|---15p==13-15-15-13b13.5---------------|
|--------10---------------------13-----|----------------------------------15---|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------14--------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


                C    Bb                    C               Dm
   E    E       E    E    +E E  E    E      E    E       E  E  E         E     E    E
   |    |       |    |     | |  |    |      |    |       |  |  |         |     |    |
   /    /       /    /     / /  /    x      /    /       /  /  /         /     /    /

   |----3-----| |---3---|       |--3---|    |---3----|         |-----3------|  |---3---|
   E  E    a  E E  E    E  Q    E  E   E    E  E     E   E  E  E  E         E  E  E    E
|-12-13---13s15---13---15--x---12-13-----|-10--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----13---(10)-------13-----------10------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------12-10----12b12.5------12-10------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------12-|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|


           C    Bb                      C         Dm
   E   E   E    E      +E E E    E      E   E   E E E     E E E
   |   |   |    |       | | |    |      |   |   | | |     | | |
   /   /   /    /       / / /    x      /   /   / / /     / / /

                        ~~
   |--3--| |---3----|       |---3---|   |--3--|
   E E   E E  E     E   Q   E  E    E   E E   E E E Q       Q
|-10----------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-10---------10---(10)-10-------------|----------------------------||
|-10-----9----9h===10---9---9h10------|---5------------------------||
|----------------------------------12-|-------7-6-5-3b3.5----------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------||


      C Bb              C     Dm
  E E E E +E  E E E     E E E E  E  E E E
  | | | |  |  | | |     | | | |  |  | | |
  / / / /  /  / / x     / / / /  /  / / /

  E E E E +E  E E E     E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------||--------------------|
|---3---------3-3-x-||o-5-5-5-3-(3)-------|
|---2-5-3-(3)-3-3-x-||--5-5-5-2-(2)-----2-|
|---0-5-3-(3)-3-3-x-||--5-5-5-0-(0)-----0-|
|-----3-1-(1)-1-1---||o-3-3-3-------0-3---|
|-------------------||--------------------|


        C Bb             C     Dm
   E  E E E +E E E E     E E E E +E  E E E
   |  | | |  | | | |     | | | |  |  | | |
   /  / / /  / / / x     / / / /  /  / / /

  +E  E E E  E E E E  5x E E E E +E  E E E
|-----1---------------||-------------------|
|-----3--------3-3---o||-5-5-5-3-(3)-------|
|-(2)-2-5-3--3-3-3-x--||-5-5-5-2-(2)-----2-|
|-(0)-0-5-3--3-3-3-x--||-5-5-5-0-(0)-----0-|
|-------3-1--1-1-1-x-o||-3-3-3-------0-3---|
|---------------------||-------------------|


        C Bb           C          Dm
   E  E E E +E E E E   W          W
   |  | | |  | | | |   |          |
   /  / / /  / / / /   /          /

  +E  E E E  E E Q     W          Q  S S S S a a Q.     S S
|-----1--------------|----------|---------------------------|
|-----3--------3-3---|-5--------|--------5-6-5h6p5tr6---5-6-|
|-(2)-2-5-3--3-3-3---|-5--------|----5-7--------------------|
|-(0)-0-5-3--3-3-3---|-5--------|---------------------------|
|-------3-1--1-1-1---|-3--------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|----------|---------------------------|


  a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   a S S S S H.
|---------------------------------|-----------------*|
|-6s8-6-5-6-5---5-----------------|-----------------*|
|-------------7---7-5-------------|-----------------*|
|---------------------7-6-5-3---3-|-3s5-3-----------*|
|-----------------------------5---|-------5-5-5-----*|
|---------------------------------|-----------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
h   - hammer-on
p   - pull-off
b   - bend
pb  - pre-bend
r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s   - legato slide
S   - shift slide
<n>  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~   - vibrato
tr  - trill
T   - tap
TP  - trem. picking
PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n  - tremolo bar down
n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
=   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
|  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
:  - bar (freetime)
$  - Segno
&  - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *
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[Captain_Trips]

That's exactly what I said! Punk!

You should have made a nice list like I did.

[terryblousy]

Nobody knows the answer, eh?

[guru of rock n roll]

Nobody knows the answer, eh?

The whole song i guess you didn't read my post and as far as reading across measures reading the next one is the next step. But you really should learn theory because reading tab has to many limitations.

This post has been edited by guru of rock n roll: 22 February 2009 - 09:19 PM

[terryblousy]

Nobody knows the answer, eh?

The whole song i guess you didn't read my post and as far as reading across measures reading the next one is the next step. But you really should learn theory because reading tab has to many limitations.

Yes, I read your post, and appreciate the reply. I am trying to learn the theory, that's why I'm posting here.

You said that the tab covers the whole song, but I'm talking about the small part that I posted (not the one you did). Obviously, the one I posted isn't the entire song.

In mine, the notes don't sound like the song, and I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, or not reading it right. For instance, in the 1st bar, there's 4 notes, but the way I hear the song, there's at least 8 notes, right?

I've looked all over the net, including the Wiki posts, and I'm still at a loss.

Maybe what I need can't be accomplished in a forum, and I rather need some sort of video on tab reading.

Thanks for trying tho.

Terry

[Captain_Trips]

Im fairly certain you are not reading the tab wrong. Its very easy, there are strings, and there are numbers.

As for the bars in the tab . . . . thats hard to pick up on bars when listening to music, you have to be really sharp. You seem like you still may not have a solid grasp of what makes up a bar . . . so Ill try again.

A bar is defined as a repeating pattern of beats. In 4/4, or common time, there are four beats in a measure (bar). So when they show four notes in one bar, that means that those four notes fall on each of the one beats in the bar (measure).

Do you understand what Im trying to say here before I go and make it more confusing?

[guru of rock n roll]

Nobody knows the answer, eh?

The whole song i guess you didn't read my post and as far as reading across measures reading the next one is the next step. But you really should learn theory because reading tab has to many limitations.

Yes, I read your post, and appreciate the reply. I am trying to learn the theory, that's why I'm posting here.

You said that the tab covers the whole song, but I'm talking about the small part that I posted (not the one you did). Obviously, the one I posted isn't the entire song.

In mine, the notes don't sound like the song, and I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, or not reading it right. For instance, in the 1st bar, there's 4 notes, but the way I hear the song, there's at least 8 notes, right?

I've looked all over the net, including the Wiki posts, and I'm still at a loss.

Maybe what I need can't be accomplished in a forum, and I rather need some sort of video on tab reading.

Thanks for trying tho.

Terry

The tab you have is the same as mine. You need to download the powertab editor. It is a midi with tab it is worth looking into. I played it and it is accurate.

This post has been edited by guru of rock n roll: 23 February 2009 - 08:49 PM

[terryblousy]

This much

CODE

    Gtr I
  H    E   E E E    +E  E E E +E  E E E
|----------------||---------------------|
|----------------||---------------3-3---|
|--------------2-||-(2)-----------3-3---|
|--------------0-||-(0)-0---3-(3)-3-3---|
|----------0-3---||-------3-1-(1)-1-1-3-|
|----------------||---------------------|

OK, let me try once again.

Taking just this above portion...
In the 1st bar/measure (?) we have an open "A" followed by a 3rd fret note on the A-string, (0 3), then,
an open "D" followed by a 2nd fret "G".

In the 2nd bar (?), there's a NEW twist with the notes being in parenthesis [(2) (0)], but I still take this to mean play the "G" string in 2nd fret, then the D string open (or is it reverse: do we read from bottom to top?), next is,
another open "D" note, followed by
a 3rd fret "A".

NOW, up to this point, do we have single notes being played (no chords or strumming, right)?

After that, it's my understanding that when notes are numbered above one another in the same fret, it's a chord?


I apologize if I seem ungrateful; I'm not. Just having trouble learning tab.

BTW: I understand that not everything is spelled out in a tab, such as tempo, etc.

I hope you can help me here.

Thanks

[guru of rock n roll]

The parathess aren't played but held. And as far as getting a correct time out ascii tab is just skill it takes time. Here is the power tab editor which will you
http://www.power-tab.net/guitar.php
here is the tab which you need the editor to play it
http://www.ultimate-...c_power_tab.htm

here is something else to help you read tabs

CODE

Tablature Legend some of these vary like the (0)  usllay means hold note
----------------
h   - hammer-on
p   - pull-off
b   - bend
pb  - pre-bend
r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s   - legato slide
S   - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~   - vibrato
tr  - trill
T   - tap
TP  - trem. picking
PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n  - tremolo bar down
n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
=   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
|  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
:  - bar (freetime)
$  - Segno
&  - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

This post has been edited by guru of rock n roll: 25 February 2009 - 07:22 PM

[terryblousy]

This may be a big help, guru. Thank you, I appreciate it. But could you try to answer my most recent post for me?

Terry

[guru of rock n roll]

The notes open A and C are played on the 5th string then a perfect 5th D is played and held until the open D and C then another perfect 5th Bb is played and held for about a 8th note. If you notice the H would be a half note the E would 8th notes 2 8th notes equal quarter note.

CODE

So you would 1 2and3and4 and 1and2and3and4and
     Gtr I
   1---2--3@-4-@---1-@-2-@-3-@-4-@    
|----------------||---------------------|
|----------------||---------------3-3---|
|--------------2-||-(2)-----------3-3---|
|--------------0-||-(0)-0---3-(3)-3-3---|
|----------0-3---||-------3-1-(1)-1-1-3-|
|----------------||---------------------|

Hope this helps
Edit

My bad perfect 5th D instead of A sorry

This post has been edited by guru of rock n roll: 26 February 2009 - 05:54 AM

[sixgunsound]

the tab you posted is the acoustic version of layla not the electric version in case that's what's making this confusing lol

[sixgunsound]

that tab is done like this:

the 0 3 part is just open a string (5th) then put your third finger on the third fret of that string and play that -voila your first two notes. then play the 02 part as one strum with the d string open and your middle finger placed on the second fret of the g (3rd) string. dah dah da. that's the opening three notes. do you know how to read tabs? if not there is a guide in this very forum i believe. it should be pinned at the top. this is a pretty simple transcription.

Gtr I
H E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------||---------------------|
|----------------||---------------3-3---|
|--------------2-||-(2)-----------3-3---|
|--------------0-||-(0)-0---3-(3)-3-3---|
|----------0-3---||-------3-1-(1)-1-1-3-|
|----------------||---------------------|


E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|-----1---------------|
|-5-5-5-------------|-----3---------3-3---|
|-5-5-5-2-(2)-----2-|-(2)-2---------3-3---|
|-5-5-5-0-(0)-----0-|-(0)-----3-(3)-3-3---|
|-3-3-3-------0-3---|-------3-1-(1)-1-1-x-|
|-------------------|---------------------|


E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|--1----1-------------|
|-5---------------|--3----3-------------|
|-5-----2-------2-|--2----2-------------|
|-5---5-0-------0-|--0----0-x--3--3---3s|
|-3-0-3-----0-3---|------------1--1---1s|
|-----------------|---------------------|