Reading Tabs

Being able to read guitar tablature is the easiest way to learn songs, chords, and scales on the guitar. Without having a clear description of how to read it then it becomes very frustrating. The first and most important step to this is to thing of the guitar upside down with the high e being superior to the others. If you hold it like this then you should have the the strings in this order: e, B, G, D, A, E. Usually it is shown at the front of the tab anyways but it can be an easy mistake especially with the D and G strings. From there all you have to do is look at the number on the string/line and fret that number on your guitar. If the numbers are directly above and or underneath each other then you play it at the same time. Ultimate Guitar Tabs is a great place to start learning how to read them and choosing the songs that you want to play.

More Riffs

Here's just a quick post for some fun and easy riffs to learn while learning the first two positions as shown in the previous posts.

--------------------------6----------------------------------------------------------3---------3-------6b---3-------------------------------------6----8-------8~~~~------------------------------------------3--------6b-------3--------------3--------------------------7--------------------------------------------------------------5b---------------------------------------------5---3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                          ^                                                                                             ^                                                            
            Played in the second position.                                         Played in the first position.
The b means to bend the string up and the wavy lines by the 8 is a vibrato.

Second Position for Blues Scale

Ok, once the first position on the last post is mastered it is time to start on the second. This position contains a few higher notes but is much easier to learn compare to the first. It is used in the the core of many solos and can be very fun. I believe the easiest way to learn this position is to start by playing the bottom five notes and add the next note on the high e string.