Originally Posted by: dark0132
does this mean that i have to follow the tab while flatting?

You could do that...... but you'd be about the only one ever to do it. haha. It's showing you the tuning... tune your guitar a half step down. You can play it in standard but it won't sound exactly like the original recording. So just grab your tuner and tune a half step down... If you have any trouble with that just say so and I'll explain it a little more.