Tab confusion

[Todd B]

Hi guitar friends, I get a little confused with Tabs sometimes. In this attachment, there is something I really don’t understand. The 3545 part. Could somebody give me a heads up on this please. I’m a vocalist and do a lot of things by ear, but I really think I need to use Tabs more.

[charjo]

Hi Todd,
I assume this is 4/4 time. That represents either a G6 or E minor chord played starting in the the last half beat of the bar and held over 1 beat into the next bar. The “ties” holding the eighth note figure and the quarter note figure together mean you combine the two times. Hope that answers the question.
John

[ranja]

In other words you don’t strum the notes in parentheses, but let them ring from the measure before.
Ron

[JoeD1]

I’m not sure what you’re asking. If it’s the 3545 then those are the frets on each string you play…the 3545 looks like an Em/G or part of a Cmaj7 chord. Hope that helps.

Joe

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