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Question:I am super super super novice. Like, literally, i picked up the guitar today and looked at my dad's guitar chord chart and managed to play some easy ones. I have 2 questions,
1st) How do you play tabs? I don't understand them
like this one
E-x---x----x---x--|
B-x---x----x---x--|
G-x---x----x---x--|
D-5---12---8---15-|
A-5---12---8---15-|
E-3---10---6---13-|
2nd) Is there a chart online where i can see people placing their fingers on the chords so i can get the jist of how to play some of these?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I am super super super novice. Like, literally, i picked up the guitar today and looked at my dad's guitar chord chart and managed to play some easy ones. I have 2 questions,
1st) How do you play tabs? I don't understand them
like this one
E-x---x----x---x--|
B-x---x----x---x--|
G-x---x----x---x--|
D-5---12---8---15-|
A-5---12---8---15-|
E-3---10---6---13-|
2nd) Is there a chart online where i can see people placing their fingers on the chords so i can get the jist of how to play some of these?

That is not the best way to learn chords and you should start off with open chords. Try these : The numbers in the circles tell you which fingers to use ; first finger is 1, middle finger is 2, ring finger is 3, little pinky is 4

http://www.guitaralliance.com/guitar_les...

This explains some of the different diagrams you might find :
http://www.guitar-players-toolbox.com/di...