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Alright! This sub forum is gonna be all about GUITAR TABS!..duh. So pretty much post a Tab for a Pillows song that you like..or are working on..or just plain request a Tab! it's all good! Be sure to notate everything...just so it's easy for everyone.



-=How to Read a Tab=-
When you see a guitar tab, you will first see something similar to this:
e|----------------
b|----------------
g|----------------
d|----------------
a|----------------
E|----------------
Obviously, the letters and lines correspond with guitar strings. Then you'll see numbers that correspond with fret strings (0 is playing open, and the higher the number, the higher up you play)
e|----------------
b|----------------
g|--7--7--7------
d|--7--7--7--7---
a|--5--5--5--7---
E|------------5---
like that. Then, sometimes you'll see special notation like this:
e|--2h3p2-------
b|----------------
g|----------------
d|----------------
a|----------~5---
E|----------------
Those particular letters refer to a hammer on. The other at the bottom is for a bend. Finally, any "X's" in a tab mean you mute the string...and that's it!

Something I thought I would mention: The pillows act like the Beatles when developing song keys. It is very unlikely that they use simple chords in most places and just as unlikely that they move based on fret like most American bands that you're used to. For instance: the pillows would rather use a D suspended 7 than just a plain D or a B#m7 than just a B#. They would also rather move from a power chord at the 5th fret to one at the 8th or 4th than to the 7th because they like to establish a continutity in thier key. This is one of the reasons I love the pillows-they're so complex.