Rookie in the house...

[euroguykai]

Don't crucify me, but what are the numbers below the six strings in the tabs? Also, just a general musical question: How do you tell the key of a song??

thanks--

Kai

[grock]

Welcome to the boards. Those numbers match up to the left hand fingers. so 1 is index, 2 is middle, 3 is ring, and 4 is pinky. word

[euroguykai]

Thanks man-

i understand the number/finger idea, but there are "extra" numbers below the bottome E string on some songs, this is what has got me confused...

[jsgksu]

Thanks man-

i understand the number/finger idea, but there are "extra" numbers below the bottome E string on some songs, this is what has got me confused...

Now you got me confused, those numbers below the e string are to tell you which finger to use on the note/chord above it.

[Roastbeef]

but there are "extra" numbers below the bottome E string on some songs, this is what has got me confused...

Give a song as an example...

[euroguykai]

Here is the intro to Say Goodbye:

Intro
E:----------------------------------------------------
B:-------------------9--------------------------------
G:---6--6/7--x-------9------11-------------6--6/7--6--
D:---x--x----x-------9------x--------------x--x----x--
A:---4--4/5--x---/11-11-----9--------------4--4/5--4--
E:-5-5----------------------10----10\---/5-5----------
2 (3) (2) (2)

What are the numbers in () below the E?

Thanks--

Kai

[grock]

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E:----------------------------------------------------
B:-------------------9--------------------------------
G:---6--6/7--x-------9------11-------------6--6/7--6--
D:---x--x----x-------9------x--------------x--x----x--
A:---4--4/5--x---/11-11-----9--------------4--4/5--4--
E:-5-5----------------------10----10\---/5-5----------
   2             (3)              (2)  (2) 

What are the numbers in () below the E?

thought i'd help you out here

[DrFartbrain]

Here is the intro to Say Goodbye:

Intro
E:----------------------------------------------------
B:-------------------9--------------------------------
G:---6--6/7--x-------9------11-------------6--6/7--6--
D:---x--x----x-------9------x--------------x--x----x--
A:---4--4/5--x---/11-11-----9--------------4--4/5--4--
E:-5-5----------------------10----10\---/5-5----------
2 (3) (2) (2)

What are the numbers in () below the E?

Thanks--

Kai

When they're in parentheses, it's just for the slides, so treat it as normal.

[euroguykai]

Thanks for the help on the Tab GRock-

Now just break it down for me. In this song, the first number below is a 2, beneath 5 on the E. That means that I use the index to play the 5th fret, right? How bout immediately after when there is more than one note, and then the (3) beneath another group of notes. I'm sure it's simple, but it hasn't clicked yet...

Thanks for the patience

[Duffman]

2 is the middle finger. so you just play the 5 on the E sting with your middle finger. the (3) just means use your ring finger to slide up to the 11. when the number is in parenthesis, that finger is used for slides. sometimes he has numbers after the tab pointing back to indicate what fingers you should use for other notes in a chord.

[Lilsters]

Each finger is give a number:

1 - index
2 - middle
3 - ring
4 - pinky

The numbers under the E string represent which finger you use on the frets. It can be very helpful when working on a song with tough fingering.

[euroguykai]

Ok, thanks for the help everybody. I think I got.