I have recently started to try my hand at playing my bass again after over 30 years. I was never any goods to begin with, lol … but my question is a simple one, can someone provide or give me a a location to find a legend to explain some of the meanings on the tab lines. Thank you in advance for any help folks.
h = hammer on p = pull off / = slide up \ = slide down () = sustained note
Those are the most common. Sometimes you'll see tabs with S, E, Q, H and W above the bar. These are note durations:
S = 16th note E = 8th note Q = Quarter note H = Half note W = Whole note (3) = triplet
Then there are some tabbers, such as myself, who include additional notations of their own choice (for example I use . for staccato, r for rest, ^ for bend… ).
If there's a specific tab you're having legend troubles with, feel free to post the link here. We'll see if we can help figure it out.
the only other one I have seen that I dont know about is an “x” on the string line for a note, what does that represent …. and thank you kindly for the explanation and reply, its been a great boost for me.
the only other one I have seen that I dont know about is an “x” on the string line for a note, what does that represent …. and thank you kindly for the explanation and reply, its been a great boost for me.
That's a ghost note. The thing I didn't quite get until Loudlon did a wonderful job of explaining how they work and what they are there for. Check out the other thread for his explanation. Good on you for picking up that bass again…
