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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:45 pm
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i understand strings and fret numbers, but what do the letters mean? eg:
5-4---4h5p4---
--5r-3-------3----8r--
-----3--5b---

just some random lines from deep purple.
thanks.

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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:48 pm
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Not every tab is the same but generally:

Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:04 pm
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oh

oh that.... yeah... uhhh... i knew that...

thanks, i've copied and pasted that into a document.
sounds like you've done this before :)

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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:16 pm
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FrankieTheKid wrote:
...sounds like you've done this before :)


:wink: The cycle will come full circle one day and you'll be giving that info to someone else. Have fun man!

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