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tab symbols

  • 26-09-2008 05:23PM
    #1
    stevelknievel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 170 ✭✭


    Hi guys,

    I'm looking for a quick bit of help on reading tab. I know the basics, but I'm not quite sure what the /5 and (8) mean in the below. I'm guessing it's bend and wobble, but can anyone tell me for definite?
    Thanks


    b----5-8-/5-(8)-/5
    5
    3
    1
    1


Comments

  • #2
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    /5 is a slide up to the fifth fret.
    (8) indicates a ghost note at the 8th fret.

    Although sometimes brackets () are used in the context of a bent note, to show the intended pitch.

    Homemade typed tab is a load of crap tbh, you should stick to printed music, or Powertab type stuff.


  • #3
    Jonakin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 228 ✭✭Jonakin


    Get guitar pro.


  • #4
    Pyr0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭Pyr0


    Indeed, guitar pro all the way !


  • #5
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,079 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    Another vote for Guitar Pro here! Being able to hear what the tab writer intended the music to sound like is very, very useful.

    I actually can't remember the last time I looked at a text-based guitar tab file.


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