Tablature or "Tab" is a common means of communicating music for fretted instruments, and has been adapted to a number of other types of instruments as well. Below are four video tutorials on how to begin to understand Tab for the five-string banjo.
(Note: these tutorials were prepared in Jing)
Tablature Tutorial Part 1
Tablature Tutorial Part 2
Tablature Tutorial Part 3
Tablature Tutorial Part 4
The two links below will allow you to download PDF versions of the two exercises shown in the videos:
Reading Banjo Tab Exercise 1
Reading Banjo Tab Exercise 2
Video demonstrations of the two exercises:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Here are some links to other online lessons on how to read tablature:
How to Read Banjo Tablature | Banjo NewsLetter
How To Read Tablature
Reading Banjo Tablature
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