6-line guitar tablature paper: for writing out riffs, songs and exercises.

Free 6-line guitar tablature paper PDF. Blank tab paper for transcribing and composing guitar music.

Guitar Tab Paper | Free Printable Blank Tablature PDF

Guitar Tab Paper

Pure tab leaves rhythm undefined. The fix is to write rhythmic notation (stems and flags) above each tab line, anchored to the fret numbers below. Even rough rhythm marks make the difference between unreadable and readable tab.

Add rhythm above the tab

Write the chord name (G, Am7, D/F#) above each measure for rhythm-guitar parts where the fingering is implied by the chord. This is the standard convention for songbook lead sheets and avoids transcribing every single fret position.

Use chord names for accompaniment parts

Standard tab uses h (hammer-on), p (pull-off), b (bend), / (slide up), \ (slide down), v (vibrato), and ~ (let ring). Add these between or after fret numbers as needed; without them the tab loses crucial expression detail.

Mark techniques with symbols

Tab gets dense fast. Leave a clear blank space between musical phrases rather than packing fret numbers wall-to-wall. The eye needs visual breaks to follow the flow at playing speed.