what does r mean in tabs?

[saxrix]

what does r mean in tabs? eg, 15r13?

[ren]

usually 'release bend'.... so in the example you gave you've bent the 13th fret note up a tone to 15, and then are releasing back to 13 again....

[fingertricks]

So if you bend a note then it moves up a interval or two?

[FireAndIce24]

interval? maybe if your strings are 7 or 8's and u work out a lot. by interval i think u ment half step. interval could be a major 3 which is a bend from lets say the 5 fret to make it sound like a note on the 9th fret. good luck on that.

[ren]

So if you bend a note then it moves up a interval or two?

Depends on the notation. Bends are typically a full or half step (1 or 2 frets)

[aschleman]

Usually the way I would interpret that notation just as you said a release bend from the specific note at the 15th fret down to most likely the originally fretted note at the 13th fret. If it's just written "15r13" I would fret at the 13th fret and bend up a whole step THEN PICK the string and release the bend back down to the 15th fret. This gives you a nice Steel-Pedal-Guitar-sound to your bends and is a nice Blues tool. However, it says "13b15r13" Then it's Pluck, bend, release. That's the way I would interpret that but almost every tab you find on the internet will be slightly different because everyone has different ways of playing stuff... so listen to the song and see how it sounds to you.

[isekerx]

Here you can find all the information abotu reading tabs

http://www.myguitarworkshop.com/Lessons/How_To_Read_And_Write_Guitar_Tablature/How_To_Read_And_Write_Guitar_Tablature.htm