Linus27 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Hi, Somebody sent me an email asking me what this symbol ~ mean when reading TAB. Not being a TAB reader, I have no idea. I have searched the internet and found some great explanations on reading TAB but none of them explain what the ~ symbol means. Does anyone know what it means?? Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 It means vibrato. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 [quote name='Musky' post='200759' date='May 16 2008, 10:01 PM']It means vibrato. [/quote] Is that serious?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 OK, thank you for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 For future reference, here's a full ASCII tab legend The majority of tabs you'll find online seem to use these symbols, even if the tabbers seem to have no idea about note duration! L - tied note x - dead note g - grace note (n) - ghost note > - accentuded note NH - natural harmonic AH - artificial harmonic TH - tapped harmonic SH - semi harmonic PH - pitch harmonic h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend br - bendRelease pb - preBend pbr - preBendRelease brb - bendReleaseBend \n/ - tremolo bar dip \n - tremolo bar dive -/n - tremolo bar Release up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip /n - tremolo bar return -\n - tremolo bar Release down S - shift slide s - legato slide / - slide into from below or out of upwards \ - slide into from above or out of downwards ~ - vibrato W - wide vibrato tr - trill TP - tremolo picking T - tapping S - slap P - pop < - fade in ^ - brush up v - brush down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Thats excellent. I will pass this info on. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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