-------------0-0-0-0-0--------- High E string
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--------------------------------This would mean to pluck your high E 5 times
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-------------------------------- Low E string
. The numbers represent the fret. If numbers are on top of each other
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then it means to play them as a chord (at the same time). the tab that you look at usually has a key to show you what the extra symbols mean (slides, HOs and POs etc.) That is just a basic thing to help you understand. Thanks for the help, and don't worry if you can't figure out how to tab it.
