Now you know how to play basic tabs! Let's move on to the advanced bit: what does the EADGBe stand for? You may have noticed that between nearly all the tabs we've written here there is:

e
B
G
D
A
E

On the left of it. Why is this? Each letter represents a note. If you have ever played on a keyboard or a piano before, you will notice that each note is written as a letter. C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. All the EADGBe is different notes. The thickest string on your guitar is a low E, the thinnest is a high e, in between them there are A, D, G and B. You don't have to remember this but if you do then you're one more step closer to being a professional.

Finally, let's figure out how chords look in tab format. Take a look at this:

    E
e|--0---------------0-----------
B|--0----------0--------0-------
G|--1-----1-------------------1-
D|--2---------------------------
A|--2---------------------------
E|--0---------------------------

When notes are placed on top of each other it means they are played at the same time. In the example above all six strings are played at the same time - and they represent an open E major chord. Play an E major chord now and compare it to the tab so you can see how they match up!

The notes afterward would be played one at a time, playing the 3rd string (leaving your first finger down on the 1st fret), then the 2nd string should be played open, then the first and then back down, all one at a time.