How To Read Guitar Tabs (Tablature)

It took me a while to get my first guitar which was a black acoustic Gibson. A thing of beauty.

I thought learning to play great songs was going to be hard since I had no interest in learning to read music notations, but when I discovered how to read guitar tabs there were so many great songs I could now play I was totally hooked.

Now guitar tablature won't give you a song's rhythms and beats but if you have access to and can listen to a the song you want to learn and you know its tablature chances are you'll learn to play lots of great songs in no time!

Here's a great classic. No tabs just the chords.


SWEET CHILD O' MINE
GUNS N' ROSES
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

D
SHE'S GOT A SMILE AND IT SEEMS TO ME
Cadd9
REMINDS ME OF CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
G D
WHEN EVERYTHING WAS AS FRESH AS A BRIGHT BLUE SKY
D
NOW AND THEN WHEN I SEE HER FACE
Cadd9
SHE TAKES ME AWAY TO THAT SPECIAL PLACE
G D
AND IF I STEARED TOO LONG I'D PROBABLY BREAK DOWN AND CRY

A C D
WHOA, WHOA - SWEET CHILD OF MINE
A C D
OH, OH , OH - SWEET LOVE OF MINE

D Cadd9 G D

D
SHE'S GOT EYES OF THE BLUEST SKIES
Cadd9
AS IF THEY THOUGHT OF RAIN
G
I HATE TO LOOK INTO HOSE EYES
D
AND SEE AN OUNCE OF PAIN
D
HER HAIR REMINDS ME OF A WARM SAFE PLACE
Cadd9
WHERE AS A CHILD I'D HIDE
G
AND PRAY FOR THER THUNDER AND THE RAIN
D
TO QUIETLY PASS ME BY

A C D
WHOA, WHOA - SWEET CHILD OF MINE
A C D
OH, OH, OH - SWEET LOVE OF MINE

D Cadd9 G D C G D

A C D
WHOA, OH, OH, OH - SWEET CHILD OF MINE
A C D
OOH, WHOA OH, OH, OH - SWEET LOVE OF MINE
A C D
WHOA, OH, OH, OH - SWEET CHILD OF MINE
A D
OOH, YEAH-HEH, OOH - SWEET LOVE OF MINE


GUITAR SOLOS:
( Em C B7 Am Em C B7 Am ) x2
( Em G A C D Em G A C D ) x2

Em G
WHERE DO WE GO? WHERE DO WE GO NOW?
C C D Em
WHERE DO WE GO? OOH, WHERE DO WE GO?
G A
OOH, WHERE DO WE GO NOW?
Em
WHERE DO WE GO?
G A C D
OOH, WHERE DO WE GO NOW?
Em G A
AY, AY, AY, AY - WHERE DO WE GO NOW?......etc