How to read guitar tabs: Tabs simply explained
If you can read tabs, you can play guitar without notes! Tabs represent the notes in pictures, so you can understand them faster. We'll explain how to read these tabs and the meaning behind each symbol.
Our guitar teacher Mirco studied music education at the University of Giessen and trained in classical guitar. He can now look back on more than 30 years of experience as a guitar teacher. In our course, he explains songs from a wide range of genres in detail and always provides the right accompaniment. Since 2022, he has also been holding regular live classes at music2me, where he goes into even more detail on specific topics.
If you can read tabs, you can play guitar without notes! Tabs represent the notes in pictures, so you can understand them faster. We'll explain how to read these tabs and the meaning behind each symbol.
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