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Tips on Reading My Tablature

Different authors use different conventions when writing out tablature.  I have chosen to do mine in a way that is easy for beginners to use.  First of all, the numerals that are in bolder, larger print represent the melody of the tune.  If you do not play chords, you can simply use one finger (or more) to play only the melody notes with your noting hand while strumming all the strings.

If you do choose to the play the chords I suggest, realize that I do not put down the complete chord for every single note.  I feel like doing so clutters the page with too many numerals.  When you change into a chord (designated above the musical notes by letters - D, A, Bm, F#m, etc.), I assume that you will hold that chord until the next chord change.  In other words, all fingers will stay in the same position except the ones for which the numerals change until the next chord change.  When one numeral is listed for a note, it does not mean that you can hit only that string.  Provided you keep the chord position that is listed under the most recent chord name, you can continue hitting all the strings.

Occasionally I will use an "X".  This means to avoid hitting that string at all.  Otherwise, it does not hurt to strum all the strings.

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Sound Files

Do you need to hear the song in order to learn it?  I know that for me, it is easier to learn a song if I can hear how it goes first.  You can download the following files.  They are in a midi format and can be played on a windows media player.  The sound files are generally played at a slower pace than I would normally play them. If you are using an Apple product to listen and you cannot play the file, Click HERE for some help.