Reading tab

Just a quick question when looking at tabs is the top "e" of the tab the bottom "e" on the guitar and the bottom "E" of the tab the top "E" of the guitar? if this is true can someone explain why it is set up like this?

Yes that is correct.

To why its like that? Well, I suppose they wanted it to replicate actual sheet music as much as possible.

Once you get used to reading the tab, it'll start becoming very easy and it will make a lot of sense.

Thanks a lot Jarsew I thought I was correct but being new to all of this I wanted to double check before I went to far in the wrong direction lol. Thanks again.

Originally Posted by: Andre518Just a quick question when looking at tabs is the top "e" of the tab the bottom "e" on the guitar and the bottom "E" of the tab the top "E" of the guitar? if this is true can someone explain why it is set up like this?

The highest line on the 6 lines of tab represents the E string with the highest pitch (the thin one).

The lowest line on the 6 lines of tab represents the E string with the lowest pitch (the thick one).

Sometimes beginners find the E strings on the guitar confusing because the lowest pitch sounding string is physically higher; at the "top" of the strings. Which we then learn to call the "bottom" E string, because it sounds the lowest, even though it looks like it's "on top". :)

Make sense?

CSchlegel yeah that makes a lot of sense and actually made me grasp the whole concept a lot more now. Thanks for explanation it truly just helped me understand things a little of clearer now.