How to Write Tabs
Writing a tab is a fairly straightforward process once you've got the hang of it. First of all you need to find a song or riff that you know how to play. Then you need to learn the basic skill of reading Internet tabs. Once you have done that follow these simple steps:
- Open up a word processor and select the font courier or courier new. This font is always used as it is mono-spaced and using a standardised format makes life easier for everyone.
- Draw up a blank tab box (as shown below) or go to the tab template that this site provides and copy and paste it.
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|----------------------------------------------| - Press the 'insert' button on your keyboard so that every time you enter a number it replaces the line underneath. If you don't do this you will push out the edges of the box (shown below).
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|---0---3---5----------------------------------| - Write the tab without worrying about bar lines and rhythm notation (these are not required in Internet tabs).
- At the top of the page state the artist, song, tuning and your name if you wish. The artist and song name are very important! Do not forget them.