their are tabs and their are sheet music
tabs= their are six lines, resembling the six strings. the top line is the high E string and the bottom line is the low E string. now you will see numbers on these lines, these numbers tell you which fret to place your finger on, the closer the numbers, the faster it is.
sheet music = 5 lines and 4 spaces
f-------------------------------------------------
e
d--------------------------------------------------
c
b-------------------------------------------------
a
g---------------------------------------------------
f
e----------------------------------------------------
their re sharps #
and flats whics kind of look like this: b
from the low e string, the notes are as follows (shift to the next string after the fourth fret)
6E F-F#(Gb)-G-G#(Ab)
5A A#(Bb)-B-C-C#(Db)
4D D#(Eb)-E-F-F#(Gb)
3G G#(Ab)-A-A#(Bb)
2B C-C#(Db)-D-D#(Eb)
1E F-F#(Gb)-G-G#(Ab)
HOPE IT HELPS!!
GOOD LUCK!!!
AND NEVER GIVE UP! AND I KNOW IT IS A LITTLE CONFUSING, BE PATIENTE