ok i need some help

alright i have this tab its creed's higher im new to guitar and im ok at reading tabs but here are some symnols i dont recognize can some1 help? this is the tab can some1 tell me what the symbols used mean?


e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G-----7-7-9-9-9/11---11-9-11-11h12-9-9-9-9-11-11-11p9p7-9
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0--0--0--0-0-7-7--7--7--7-------7
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0--0--0--0-0-7-7--7--7--7-------7
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0--0--0--0-0-7-7--7--7--7-------7

The 9/11 means slide from the 9th fret to the 11 fret.

11h12 means hammer on. Pick the note on the 11th fret and hammer on the 12th.

11p9p7 means pull offs. Pick the note on the 11th fret, pull off to the 9th, then pull off to the 7th fret. All in a fluid motion.

'/' means slide..inthis case,from the 9th fret slide up to the 11th fret... 'p'means pull off...which is the reverse of hammer on...as u strike 11th fret, u let go while having another finger on the 9th fret...hope this helps...

btw i started playing guitar about a month ago and i can play local h-bound for the floor, and blink 182's dammit and the beginning to metallicas one

what do u mean pull off and hammer?

ok for example...as u strike the 9th fret, immediately with ur other finger, tap and hold fret 11...thats a hammer on...'h'...a pull off is the reverse...u put both fingers on frets 11 and 9...when u strike fret 11, immediately pull of that finger whilst having ur other finger on fret 9...

oh ok well i wanna try and start a band using my own material but wit hsome cover songs im only 15 but my dad inspired me ....so did mark tromonti and jimi hendrix do you have any advice for me?

playing cover songs is probably a good way to start off...as well as picking up some magazines and videos...of course there's theoption of taking up guitar lessons...