There are many people who wish they knew how to play an instrument, such as the guitar. However, they are put off from learning the instrument when they realize that most teachers will require them to learn how to read music first. Fortunately, it is possible to learn guitar without reading music. You can even master the instrument without learning to read a single note.

The guitar and other similar instruments, such as the bass, have their own form of written music, which is referred to as tablature. Tablature is very easy to learn and read because it does not involve strange or unfamiliar symbols, which is the case with learning to read music.

When you read tablature, or tab for short, you will see a series of numbers and lines. The lines are arranged vertically and each one represents a string on the guitar. The line at the bottom will relate to the top string of your guitar, while the line at the top will relate to the bottom string of your guitar.

The difficulty with reading music is that you have to be able to translate the symbols into a location on the fretboard of your guitar. This is not true with tab. Instead, each fret is given an easy to understand numerical value. For example, if you need to place your finger on the first fret, you will see the number one in the tab.

Tab can also be used to show you how to play chords. Chords are played when you see several numbers within a vertical section of the tab. This means that you will play all of those notes at the same time.

Chord charts are great for learning to play chords also. They are small pictures which show you the strings of the guitar and the exact placement of each finger that is necessary to form a chord.

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