Tabs Identification
The top line of tabs is the ______ string.
High E
six lines (EADGBE)
True or False: Tabs always show us the rhythm of the song.
FALSE
This four letter word is the name of one of the guitar's ancestors.
Lute
The bottom line of tabs is the _______ string.
With a circle around it, or with a line dragging out the number
True or False: Miss Kott has been playing guitar for five years.
FALSE! HA!
Which guitar is EASIER for beginners to learn on: electric guitar OR acoustic guitar?
Electric, because you can turn up the amp of the sound and the strings will not hurt your fingers as much.
If numbers are lined up vertically, we call these ___________ _____.
stacked tabs
The first step in writing tabs is to...
Identify the note name
True or False: Tabs are great to play when you know the melody and rhythm of a song, but not so great if you have never heard the song before.
TRUE!
What genre of music might we find a bass guitar in?
Funk, Blues, Jazz, Metal, etc.
GREAT for playing melody notes, NOT SO GREAT for chords
How might you show a bend in tablature form?
With a curved line
True or False: Tabs showing single numbers represent the melody notes, while tabs showing multiple numbers vertically on top of each other represent stacked tabs.
TRUE!
Who was dubbed the nickname "The King of Rock and Roll" and had a guitar that resembled rock and roll (specifically the pick guard)?
Elvis Presley
Make the sound echo/warble back and forth
What is the LAST step in writing tabs?
True or False: One style of tabs is called fingerpicking.
True
Miss Kott recently showed you a video of a 9 year old playing free style on the electric guitar to the song Tennessee Whisky. What is another name for "free style" as it relates to music?
Improvisation or improv