Guitar symbols and names

1. What are the guitar symbols?
2. What does symbol mean in guitar?
3. What are the 7 musical notes?
4. What are musical symbols called?

What are the guitar symbols?

Here is a quick guide to the most common symbols you will see in text-based Guitar TAB:

• h = hammer-on.
• p = pull-off.
• b = bend.
• / = slide up.
• \ = slide down.
• PM – – – – = palm muting (above or below TAB)
• ~~~ = vibrato.
• x = muted hit.

What does symbol mean in guitar?

Guitar tab symbols are symbols that tell the guitar player what to do when reading guitar tablature. The symbols may represent a bend, a palm mute, a hammer on, pull off, vibrato, and more. ... The line at the bottom represents the 6th string, or the low E string, which is the thickest string on your guitar.

What are the 7 musical notes?

In the chromatic scale there are 7 main musical notes called A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. They each represent a different frequency or pitch. For example, the "middle" A note has a frequency of 440 Hz and the "middle" B note has a frequency of 494 Hz.

What are musical symbols called?

In musical notation, the sharp (♯), flat (♭), and natural (♮) symbols, among others, are used to mark such notes, and those symbols may themselves be called accidentals.