In this guitar lesson you will learn to play the Christmas song Deck The Halls with the help of guitar tablature notation. I will also explain how to read this easy form of guitar notation!
Guitar tablature notation consists of six horizontal lines representing the six strings of the guitar. The top line of the tablature represents the string with the highest pitch.
Let us take a look at a guitar tablature staff:
1. ----------------
2. ----------------
3. ----------------
4. ----------------
5. ----------------
6. ----------------
On these lines you will find numbers representing the frets to press down. Let's start with the first line of the lyrics and corresponding guitar tabs:
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
1. --------------------------------------
2. ---3---1---0---------------0-------
3. ---------------2---0---2-------0---
4. --------------------------------------
5. --------------------------------------
6. --------------------------------------
The number 3 on the second string means that you press down the third fret on the second string and play the note with your right hand.
Let us continue:
Fa la la la la, la la la la
1. -------------------------------------------
2. -------0---1-------0---------------------
3. ---2-----------2-------2---0-------0---
4. -------------------------------4----------
5. -------------------------------------------
6. -------------------------------------------
'Tis the season to be jolly
1. ---------------------------------------
2. ---3---1---0---------------0--------
3. ---------------2---0---2-------0----
4. ---------------------------------------
5. ---------------------------------------
6. ---------------------------------------
Fa la la la la, la la la la
1. -------------------------------------------
2. -------0---1-------0---------------------
3. ---2-----------2-------2---0-------0---
4. -------------------------------4----------
5. -------------------------------------------
6. -------------------------------------------
Don we now our gay apparel
1. ---------------------------------------
2. -------0---1-------0---1---3-------
3. ---2-----------2---------------2-----
4. ---------------------------------------
5. ---------------------------------------
6. ---------------------------------------
Fa la la, la la la, la la la
1. ---------------0---2---3---2---0-------
2. ---0---2---3-----------------------3---
3. ------------------------------------------
4. ------------------------------------------
5. ------------------------------------------
6. ------------------------------------------
Troll the ancient Yule tide carol
1. ---------------------------------------
2. ---3---1---0---------------0--------
3. ---------------2---0---2-------0----
4. ---------------------------------------
5. ---------------------------------------
6. ---------------------------------------
Fa la la la la, la la la la
1. ---0---0---0---0---------------------------
2. ----------------------3---1---0-------------
3. ------------------------------------2---0----
4. ----------------------------------------------
5. ----------------------------------------------
6. ----------------------------------------------
Try to use left hand index finger to play the notes on the first fret, the middle finger for the notes on the second fret and so on. This will help you keep you left hand in the same position as you play!
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