having trouble reading tab?

[Baylorboy]

ok i generally understand how to read it but i am kind of confused when like there are only like two notes together like so: D--10--9 i dont really understand do i just pick the two notes or what A--12-12
and help?

[i am sam2]

well that first one you showed, you played the 10th fret of the D string(which is the note C) and then you play the 9th fret of the D string(which is a B)...and the second one you pick the 12th fret of the A string(which is an A) twice....

[Baylorboy]

thanks but i didnt mean it to come out that way
i meant it to be like D--10--9
A--12--12

[two_stepper10]

Check out this link, explains everything on how to read tabs:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/ ... ature.html

Then check out this one too, a more descriptive one written after the first version:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/ ... re_ii.html

Hope that clears everything up!

[DMBFan63]

thanks but i didnt mean it to come out that way
i meant it to be like D--10--9
A--12--12

I think you're trying to say this:

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D--10--9 
A--12--12

and in that case, you would play 12 and 10 together and then 12 and 9 together