Can I play this?

Question:I don't know how to play the guitar but I do know how to play the piano and the violin and I know about the frets and stuff so I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how to play this: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/beatles/1120...

please help, thanks

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I don't know how to play the guitar but I do know how to play the piano and the violin and I know about the frets and stuff so I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how to play this: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/beatles/1120...

please help, thanks

The problem with TABs is that they do not have any way to represent the time value of a note so to read TABS you have to know how the song goes. IE. you have to be able to hear the song in your head first.
Each line represents a string of the guitar and the numbers tell you which fret to play. 0 indicates an open string, 5 indicates the 5th fret etc. Numbers on top of each other indicate a chord ; more then one note at a time.

The line at the bottom is the bass E string and the line at the top is the treble E string.

Other symbols you may come across :

http://www.guitar-lessons-central.com/ho...

tablature is a really easy way to convey where to put your fingers on a guitar. each line represents a string, and each number represents a fret. if it says '0' that means you play the open string. if there are numbers on more than one of the lines, it represents a chord, and means you play all of those fretted notes at once.

tablature involves no musical theory, so if you can already read music, you'll find it a little dumbed down- it's more of a 'road map' than anything.