Tablature Symbols

Lesson 5/64 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Complete Fingerpicking Guitar

Tablature Symbols

The Hammer-On

The 1st note is played but the 2nd note is produced by hammering on the left hand finger, which plays the 2nd note. See Lesson 7.

The Pull-Off

The 1st note is played but the 2nd note is produced by pulling off the left hand finger to sound the 2nd note. See Lesson 7.

The Slide

Play the 1st note and while maintaining the pressure on the string slide to the 2nd note. See Lesson 7.

Damping

Stop the sound of a chord just before it is played again, producing a slight break in sound. See Lesson 19.

The Bend

The note is played by the left hand finger which bends the string (from the note indicated in the tab to the pitch of the note in brackets). See Lesson 12.

The Reverse Bend

Bend the note indicated (from the pitch of the note in brackets), play the string while bent, then return the string to its normal position. See Lesson 12.

Vibrato

Vibrato is controlled with the left hand finger that frets the note. As the finger frets the note, move the finger back and forth in the direction of the adjacent strings. See Lesson 13.

Muting

Rest the butt of the right hand on the bass strings near the bridge of the guitar while picking, producing a slightly muted sound to the bass note. See Lesson 14.

Thumb Percussion - 1

Right hand thumb hits the 6th string against the fretboard causing a rattle sound. See Lesson 21.

Thumb Percussion - 2

Hit the body of the guitar with the side of the left hand, to get a "knocking" sound. See Lesson 21.

Staccato Chords

The chord is cut short by releasing the pressure in the left hand immediately after the chord is played. See Lesson 25.

Finger Roll

Play the notes in a chord very quickly from the lowest note to the highest note. See Lesson 21.

Ghost Notes

Left hand releases the pressure on the string so when the note is picked a "muted" sound is produced. See Lesson 21.

Thumb Slapping

The right hand thumb strikes the string against the fretboard as a note is fretted with the left hand. See Lesson 21.

Natural Harmonic

A bell-like sound produced by lightly touching the string directly above the fretwire, then picking the string. See Lesson 21.

Artificial Harmonic

Touch the string with the right hand 1st finger, just above the fretwire, 12 frets above the fretted note. See Lesson 21.

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1- Advanced Picking Techniques 2- Advanced Arrangements 3- Extended chord licks 4- Blues Fingerpicking Guitar 5- Constant Bass Line in the Key of E 6- Blues Bass Line Techniques 7- More Blues Scale Patterns 8- Introduction 9- Ragtime Fingerpicking Solos 10- Classic Rags 11- Basic Jazz Fingerpicking 12- More Jazz Chords and Techniques 13- Ragtime Fingerpicking Guitar 14- Advanced Jazz Chord Shapes 15- Single Note Runs 16- Combining Chords and Runs 17- Jazz Fingerpicking Arrangements 18- Open Tunings 19- Dropped G Tuning 20- Open G Tuning 21- Open D Tuning 22- Open C Tuning 23- Scales 24- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS 25- Fingerpicking A Melody 26- Adding Extra Notes to A Chord 27- Left Hand Slurring Techniques 28- Arpeggio Styles 29- Accompaniment Styles 30- Second Position - Right Hand 31- Fingerpicking Technique 32- More Picking Patterns 33- Alternating Thumb Style 34- Fingerpicking Guitar Solo - Boots "N" All 35- Electronic Tuner 36- The Chromatic Scale 37- Dropped D Tuning 38- Playing Position 39- Harmonics 40- Jazz Chord Shapes 41- The Triplet Rhythm 42- Arpeggio Picking Patterns - <span class="symbolA">*</span>Time 43- Syncopation 44- Picking Patterns 45- Hand Technique 46- Changing Chords 47- The Major Scale 48- Tablature 49- Picking The Strings 50- The Minor Scale 51- Tablature Symbols 52- Chord Diagrams Used in This Book 53- First Position - Right Hand 54- The Major Pentatonic Scale 55- Picking with the Thumb 56- Scale Diagrams Used in This Book 57- The Blues Scale 58- Keys and Key Signatures 59- Combining Thumb and Fingers 60- Relative Keys 61- Learning All the Keys 62- Transposing 63- How to Transpose 64- How Chords Are Formed

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Tablature Symbols