What Songs R U working on? ( How Can I Tell You)

[SP4313]

Hey guys,

I noticed there hasn't been a lot of activity here in the last few weeks and was wondering what you're working on tabbing if anything. I have one guitar in the shop and have been working on some songs from other artists (Duncan Sheik & Colin Hay) so I haven't finished the tabs to "How Can I Tell You". I also was working on tabbing "The Wind", but then I checked out Jacky's tab and it looked great. If there turns out to be a significant difference in the way we play it, I'll post the tabs . If there's only a small difference I won't.

I know that Jacky is tabbing "Katmandu", is anyone else working on anything?

[SP4313]

Bueller?

[Leonard]

I actually figured everything out for Katmandu, but different bar lengths in this song hold me from writing it down in a nice-looking, and readable TAB form. Still hesitating ... lol

[workahollis1]

I've got the new Yusuf song Winds East and West worked out. There are no tabs just strummed chords. I'll send it in soon.

[Lucy13]

I commend all people who work up guitar tabs! My great thanks to you for all your hard work, giving us so much to enjoy...

[SP4313]

I have been working on "How Can I Tell You". . . again. I've played this song since '73-'74 and played it the same way for over 20 years, then a few years back I changed the way I played it to sound more like the album version. About 5 weeks ago I threw out everything I new about this song and took a fresh look at it and really disected each part. I switch from Cat's part to Alun's and back again with the bass line running through the whole song. It's really been a lot of fun and it's got me excited about the song again. I know I've been saying I'm gonna put some vids up on YouTube for a while now, and I'm still working on that too. I'm just trying to figure out which way I should go to get the best picture and sound.

Gino

[Leonard]

Does Cat have a part in the album version besides singing? I don't think so - but he was always strumming along when performing "How Can I Tell You" live.

[SP4313]

Well although Andy Roberts actually played Cat's part on the recorded album, it's still Cat's part. I can't imagine Andy was there when the song was written (and this is the 1st guitar part) and even though I've seen two live performances where Cat's just strumming chords, I can't imagine that Andy was the first to pick that part either. It's just a very simple picking pattern.

[workahollis1]

I just sent "Winds East and West" I don't know arabic but I did the best I could phonetically writing the Arabic part down.. Very easy song and fun to play. just four major chords with 2 step key change making 8 chords. Easy to figure out as long as I could figure out the first 4 chords. After that just repetition. No tabs just chords. That's all that's needed. Unless someone want's to expand the song later.

[Leonard]

sp4313 said:

Well although Andy Roberts actually played Cat's part on the recorded album, it's still Cat's part. I can't imagine Andy was there when the song was written (and this is the 1st guitar part) and even though I've seen two live performances where Cat's just strumming chords, I can't imagine that Andy was the first to pick that part either. It's just a very simple picking pattern.

I don't think that Andy Roberts plays the guitar just like Cat - (in fact no one does) or vice versa. The song was written by Cat but I don't think that he has thought of a particular second guitar part picking pattern as Alun Davies' 1st guitar part is already well round-off. Unfortunately, one guitar sounds a tad flat (especially back then), and thus there is always a need for a second guitar. I don't think Steve has instructed Andy to play second guitar exactly how he himself would have played it.

Whenever Steve is finger-picking then it is an extra-ordinary pattern, highly melodic, and hear-able. Andy's part was surely not written by Steve himself in detail (of course he composed the chords, rhythm, and harmonies).

[SP4313]

Actually when I refer to "Cat's part", I am referring to the 1st guitar and "Alun's" as the second guitar like the way they play when performing live. I assumed that Andy recorded the 1st guitar part on the album since Alun always plays 2nd guitar usually capoed up the neck somewhere. Since Cat was asked to sing only, I thought it was most likely that Andy was brought in to play his part. Jacky, do you have info that Alun played 1st guitar on the album? This is all I've seen and it doesn't say who played which part:

Paul Samwell Smith: The guitars are Alun Davies and a guy called Andy Roberts. I think it's my favourite tracks of all. What I did was really set up the session so that there was an incredible atmosphere. Cat Stevens just sang, and he sang it live with the guitars. The female voice is Linda Lewis.

When I said that Andy played Cat's part and that it was a simple picking pattern in my earlier post, I meant the 1st guitar. Also, the two parts on the album are consistant with the way that Cat and Alun play together, so I imagined the parts were well worked out before Andy ever arrived (but I have wondered why Cat is just strumming in the live performances avaliable). Well, whether it's Alun and Andy on 1st and 2nd or 2nd and 1st, those two parts sure do sound beautiful together. The most beautiful guitar playing on the album in my opinion.

Jacky, if it isn't just your opinion and you have some info that Alun is playing 1st guitar and Andy playing 2nd, please post it. Actually, if you have any info at all about the way "How Can I Tell You" is played or recorded on the album, please post it. Thanks.

Gino

[Leonard]

Well, the guitar which begins first is the first guitar - and that is Alun's one playing exactly like DJ has tabbed it out in his revised version of the song. DJ has also met Alun (for real) who showed him how to play the song, which lives from Alun's picking.

The second guitar (picking) which fades in later was played by Mr. Roberts at the time of the recording. I have never heard Steve playing a picking part for his song (neither at the Majicat or BBC concerts, etc.). The third in the row when the song was recorded was Steve sitting on his own on a bar chair singing the most beautiful harmonies.

At every live session Alun was playing the leading guitar with his refined, extra ordinary picking pattern. Steve would strum along (in his very unique way) to get a feeling for the song and the singing.

What makes you think that Alun's part was originally Steve's?

[SP4313]

Okay, I think maybe our geographical locations might be the difference here. In the U.S., the 1st guitar is the guitar in the "first" or "open" position - playing open chords. The 2nd guitar is usually (not always) capoed or playing higher up the neck. So for the sake of this thread, let's both refer to the 1st guitar as Alun's guitar capoed on the 7th fret as you have been doing. It is the more prominant guitar in the song.

Now I think we are agreeing on just about everything. I see Cat's guitar part playing Em A D G and Andy came in and played this part. And I also think it's highly probable that the song was first written under this part. I think then Alun figured out his part on the 7th fret to compliment the guitar in the lower position only this time his part carries the song. And yes, you're right about Andy's guitar fading out from the picking pattern that's played at the beginning. If you listen real close you can hear him playing some of the melody line in parts further up the neck, then switching back to the lower position.

DJ's contribution to this site is amazing and that goes without saying, and I have heard from you several times that Alun has shown DJ how to play the song himself. When DJ tabbed the song from the 7th fret here at Majicat he started the beginning by strumming Am and D5. It's tabbed that way because if that part was played on the capoed 7th fret, those would be the chords to play. However, on the album, the first two chords that are played are Em and A from Andy's guitar. The first is Em on the 2nd fret, and the A is a full bar on the 5th fret. You can hear the open low "E" on the first chord, and all the notes of the bar A. That said, here's something you're really not going to like. DJ's tab after those two chords is not what Alun plays on the album or in concert. What Alun plays is:

(Capo on 7th as we already know)
pick open 6th and 3rd strings at same time / hammer both at 2nd fret / pick both strings together again holding hammer at 2nd fret / pick open 2nd string / place 3rd finger on 6th string at 3rd fret and pick 6th string and open 3rd string at same time / pause / pick open 4th and 2nd strings and hammer the 4th string on the 2nd fret and the second string on the 1st fret.

(listen for the notes of the open 6th string "B" , the 6th string 2nd fret "C#", and the 6th string 3rd fret "D" in this rif. What DJ has tabbed in place of these three notes is "F#", "A", and "D". These notes that Alun plays are much lower than the ones on DJ's tab)

This is what Alun plays on the album and during the live performances. You can hear it and see him play it on this video on YouTube. You can't see it at the very beginning of the song, but after the 4th "Woah" he plays it again and it is very visible the second time. I believe at the point where Cat starts to sing the words "How can I tell you...", the rest of DJ's tab is correct. I really haven't gone through the whole tab.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBwUkPYzjKs

Well Jacky, Good disecting the song with you. I've got to run out the door. I'll check back later.

Gino

[Leonard]

Yes, you are right. It was a pain to read, though, not because you were right, but because you have written a guitar tab in prose. This really hurts. I wonder why you havn't shared this info before - it's not really satisfying to play an obsolete tabbed version of "How Can I Tell You", even though DJ's version is great and would have been possible musical-, and harmony-wise.

I've altered the tab intro, so that it should be "correct" now (see below). I've noticed that Alun also let basses ring a lot. So this could be added/fixed to the intro, too. One also had to fix some minor parts of the verses (the sliding) - so that it'd be more correct.

ANDY'S POSSIBLE STEP-IN

E||-----3----5----||
B||-----5----5----||
G||-----4----2----||
D||-----2----2----||
A||----------0----||
E||---------------||

Whether Andy really plays the intro (the first two chords) ... I'm not 100% certain of it. If he does, then it's most likely the second fret Em, and an Asus5 - otherwise it could also be Alun - but that's another debate then.


CAPO 7th FRET
STANDARD TUNING

INTRO

     Am                D5               D/F#             G     C/G
E ----------|-------|---------|-------|---------------|--------------------|
B -----1----|-------|----3----|-------|-----------0---|---------0—-h1~~----|
G -----2----|-------|----2----|-------|--0-h2--2------|---0----------------|
D -----2----|-------|----0----|-------|-----------0---|---------0—-h2~~----|
A -----0----|-------|----0----|-------|---------------|--------------------|
E ----------|-------|---------|-------|--0-h2--2------|---3~~--------------|

 Asus2/4        D/F#                       G    C/G       C    C/B
E -------------|-----------------|------------------------|----------------|
B ---0---------|---------3-------|----0----------0-h1~~---|----------------|
G ------2-p0---|--2----2---0-h2--|-2--------0-------------|------0----0----|
D ---0---------|-----0-----------|----0----------0-h2~~---|----------------|
A ---0---------|-----------------|------------------------|---3----2-------|
E ------2-p0---|--2--------0-h2--|-2--------3~~-----------|----------------|

Break:
 Asus2/4        D/F#                       G    C/G       C    C/B
E -------------|-----------------|------------------------|----------------|
B ---0---------|---------3-------|----0----------0-h1~~---|----------------|
G ------2-p0---|--2----2---0-h2--|-2--------0-------------|------0----0----|
D ---0---------|-----0-----------|----0----------0-h2~~---|----------------|
A ---0---------|-----------------|------------------------|---3----2-------|
E ------2-p0---|--2--------0-h2--|-2--------3~~-----------|----------------|
    Woh, oh-oh   -oh!      Oh-woh,  oh-oh,woh!  

[workahollis1]

Good job to both of you!! This tab is the best one yet!! I would just change one thing. Your second line 2nd Bar I don't hear the middle F#. Maybe instead of
i-------------------i
i--------3---------i
i-2----2---0-h2--i
i----0-------------i
i-------------------i
i-2--------0-h2--i

put in the middle F#. Then I'm not shure what, Maybe like this.
i-------------------i
i-----3------------i
i---2---2--0-h2--i
i-4----------------i
i------------------i
i----------0-h2--i
making this xx4230 chord. I hope this helps some. Plus I hope it comes out as straight as the tab you made above. How did you get it so straight?

[workahollis1]

oh yes! I forgot to mention its also the same for the 3rd line 2nd bar too. Oh, and I mispelled sure.

[workahollis1]

I just watched The video and Alun clearly does this.... with a vibrato..
i------------------i
i----------------------i
i-------------0-h2---i
i-4~~----------------i
i----------------------i
i-5~~---------0-h2-i

So scratch what I did the last message. This is definetly how that 2nd bar is supposed to be played. Maybe I should watch the video more closely before adding things.

[Leonard]

I think he tends to vibrato most bass notes - but that's really just a very minor thing, a matter of preference if you want. Thus, I think it's more like this (but haven't watched the vid again):


CAPO 7th FRET
STANDARD TUNING

INTRO

______Am_______________Dsus5____________D/F#________________G_______C/G______
E ----------|-------|---------|-------|-----------------|--------------------|
B -----1----|-------|----3----|-------|-----------0-----|---------0—-h1~~----|
G -----2----|-------|----2----|-------|--0-h2--2--------|---0----------------|
D -----2----|-------|----0----|-------|----------(0)----|---------0—-h2~~----|
A -----0----|-------|----0----|-------|-----------5~~---|--------------------|
E ----------|-------|---------|-------|--0-h2--2--------|---3~~--------------|

____Asus4add9______D/F#_________________________G_____C/G_________C____C/B_____
E ---------------|-----------------|--------------------------|----------------|
B ---0-----------|---------3-------|----0------------0-h1~~---|----------------|
G --------2-p0---|--2----2---0-h2--|-2----------0-------------|------0----0----|
D ---0-----------|-----0-----------|---(0)-----------0-h2~~---|----------------|
A --(0)----------|-----------------|----5~~-------------------|---3----2-------|
E ---5~~--2-p0---|--2--------0-h2--|-2----------3~~-----------|----------------|

Break:
____Asus4add9______D/F#_________________________G_____C/G_________C____C/B_____
E ---------------|-----------------|--------------------------|----------------|
B ---0-----------|---------3-------|----0------------0-h1~~---|----------------|
G --------2-p0---|--2----2---0-h2--|-2----------0-------------|------0----0----|
D ---0-----------|-----0-----------|---(0)-----------0-h2~~---|----------------|
A --(0)----------|-----------------|----5~~-------------------|---3----2-------|
E ---5~~--2-p0---|--2--------0-h2--|-2----------3~~-----------|----------------|
____Woh,__oh-oh____-oh!______Oh-woh,____oh-oh,woh!      


[workahollis1]

I hope this comes out good. I watched the You Tube again and I saw this for sure. Note the second bars of the 2nd and 3rd row. I saw alun use his index finger to cover F# and his ring to cover the A at 5th fret E string and uses a vibrato. That's why the F# sounds lower; because it's voiced over with the A and given a vibrato. The F# and A your using are the right notes but just the wrong octave and the a note rings more and sounds wrong because it's higher than the F#. The A should be lower than the F# so the F# comes through as the dominant note not just a base note. Try it you'll be very pleased. Everything else in the tab you sent before was perfect the way it was.

E ----------|-------|---------|-------|-----------------|--------------------|
B -----1----|-------|----3----|-------|-----------0-----|---------0—-h1~~----|
G -----2----|-------|----2----|-------|--0-h2--2--------|---0----------------|
D -----2----|-------|----0----|-------|----------(0)----|---------0—-h2~~----|
A -----0----|-------|----0----|-------|-----------5~~---|--------------------|
E ----------|-------|---------|-------|--0-h2--2--------|---3~~--------------|

____Asus4add9______D/A_______EM D/F#___ ________G_____C/G_________C____C/B_____
E ---------------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------|
B ---0-----------|-------------------|----0------------0-h1~~---|----------------|
G --------2-p0---|-------------0-h2--|-2----------0-------------|------0----0----|
D ---0-----------|--4~~--------------|----0------------0-h2~~---|----------------|
A ---0-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|---3----2-------|
E --------2-p0---|--5~~--------0-h2--|-2----------3~~-----------|----------------|

Break;

____Asus4add9______D/A_______EM D/F#___ ________G_____C/G_________C____C/B_____
E ---------------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------|
B ---0-----------|-------------------|----0------------0-h1~~---|----------------|
G --------2-p0---|-------------0-h2--|-2----------0-------------|------0----0----|
D ---0-----------|--4~~--------------|----0------------0-h2~~---|----------------|
A ---0-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|---3----2-------|
E --------2-p0---|--5~~--------0-h2--|-2----------3~~-----------|----------------|

____Woh,__oh-oh____-oh!______Oh-woh,____oh-oh,woh!

[SP4313]

Hey guys, I just got back from being out of town for the last 30 hours. Jacky, I wrote out Alun's intro that way, 'cause I don't know how to post tabs here on a thread the way you just did. Could you explain how you did that so I can just post tabs in the future? Thanks.

The reason I haven't shared this info before is because I have been planning to send in a whole new tab for "How Can I Tell You". What's taking so long (besides taking care of my family first) is I keep hearing new pieces and changing the way I play certain parts. The new tab will include Alun's guitar part, and a separate tab with as much of Andy's part as I can hear. Then I was thinking that maybe it should just be a "How Can I Tell You - For Single Guitar" tab and include the way I've pieced both parts for one guitar. I've been playing it this way and teaching myself how to play the new parts fluently, and then adding new material and relearning it again.

As far as the first 2 chords of the song go, if Alun did play them, he would have had to take the capo off his guitar to be able to play the low E note in the Em chord.

Thanks Jacky for tabbing the correction on the first page. The top part of your tab is perfect. What I hear and see for the middle and bottom parts is played like this: (I'll try to tab it like Kristian just did since I don't know how you posted your tab yet)

l--------------------------------------------------------------------l
l---0-----------------l-------------------0--------------------------l
l-------2---0---------l----0---H2---2---------0-------0---H1--------l
l---0------------4----l----------------------------------------------l
l-------3---2---------l--------------------------------0---H2--------l
l----------------5----l----0---H2---2---------3----------------------l


l--------------------------------------------------------------------l
l---0-----------------l-------------------0--------------------------l
l-------2---0---------l----0---H2---2---------0-------0---H1--------l
l---0------------4----l----------------------------------------------l
l-------3---2---------l--------------------------------0---H2--------l
l----------------5----l----0---H2---2---------3----------------------l

This is also visible on the YouTube video. Any other notes you hear are coming from Andy's guitar.

Well it's almost 12:30am here. I've got some of Andy's parts to work out later today. Now I'm thinking I'm just gonna tab both parts separately and send in a third tab with the two parts blended for one guitar. I do appreciate having both you guys to disect and discuss CS songs with. I'll really try to finish the new HCITY tab soon.

Gino

[Leonard]

If you want to post your tab via this board I'd recommend to use the CODE tag (in brackets).

To me a tab for solo guitar is more important than having figured out which notes Alun or Andy, or Andy or Alun are exactly playing. I think the best would be to tab a solo guitar arrangement with as many variants in it as necessary - so that everyone can pick "his version", or that it's easy to rearrange it for two players.

My version of the intro so far (as you can see I'm not too fond of this low E and C#):


CAPO 7th FRET
STANDARD TUNING

INTRO

______Am__________________Dsus5_______________D/F#________________G_______C/G______
E ----------|----------|---------|----------|-----------------|--------------------|
B -----1----|----------|----3----|----------|-----------0-----|---------0—-h1~~----|
G -----2----|----------|----2----|----------|--0-h2--2--------|---0----------------|
D -----2----|----------|----0----|----------|-----------0-----|---------0—-h2~~----|
A -----0----|----------|----0----|----------|-----------------|--------------------|
E ----------|----------|---------|----------|--0-h2--2--------|---3~~--------------|

____Asus4add9________D/C__________D/F#______________G_____C/G_________C____C/B_____
E -----------------|---------------------|------------------------|----------------|
B -----------------|---------------------|----0----------0-h1~~---|----------------|
G ---4~~---2(\)0---|--2~~----2----0-h2---|-2--------0-------------|------0----0----|
D -----------------|-------0-------------|----0----------0-h2~~---|----------------|
A ---5~~---3(\)2---|--3~~------3---------|------------------------|---3----2-------|
E -----------------|--------------0-h2---|-2--------3~~-----------|----------------|


BREAK

____Asus4add9________D/C__________D/F#______________G_____C/G_________C____C/B_____
E -----------------|---------------------|------------------------|----------------|
B -----------------|---------------------|----0----------0-h1~~---|----------------|
G ---4~~---2(\)0---|--2~~----2----0-h2---|-2--------0-------------|------0----0----|
D -----------------|-------0-------------|----0----------0-h2~~---|----------------|
A ---5~~---3(\)2---|--3~~------3---------|------------------------|---3----2-------|
E -----------------|--------------0-h2---|-2--------3~~-----------|----------------|
____Woh,__oh-oh_____-oh!________Oh-woh,___oh---oh,woh!  


[SP4313]

To me a tab for solo guitar is more important than having figured out which notes Alun or Andy, or Andy or Alun are exactly playing.

Okay, then I'll tab the "How Can I Tell You - For Solo Guitar" tab first. It is open stringed (no capo), playing not all but most of Alun's parts in the lower position so that they're more easily blended with Andy's part. I'll try to get this up in about a week. I'll really try to get a video up on YouTube too.

Gino

[workahollis1]

What do you mean by code tag? I understand now that you want a solo version for this song. Before I was thinking you wanted to figure out how it is actually played. By solo version you mean no singing just melody and baseline with one guitar correct? If you can post a tab that would be nice to have. I can't wait to see you up on you tube Gino. You too Jacky! This way I can see what you guys look like and how you play. These forums are so cool. It would be so nice to have a get together and sit down and play together. I'm sure after we did that there wouldn't be so much debate afterwards. We could just pull out our guitars and have a blast.

[Leonard]

Use the command tag [CODE] for correctly displaying your TAB work here on the forums.

What I meant was actually that it's not really this important which part Alun and/or Andy played as long as we arrange a utmost satisfying version for one guitar. The song still sounds best the way Alun plays it in my opinion.

[SP4313]

Yes, that's what I thought you meant Jacky. A single guitar version to sing along with. And I agree about Alun's guitar part too, but blending the two parts definitely adds the lower note fulness and sounds more like the album version as a whole.

Kristian, I haven't got together and played guitar with anyone for a very long time, so you guys are it. That would be really cool to get together one day and play. For now, it's Majicat tabs and YouTube.

Gino

[workahollis1]

Testing I want to try this out.
E ----------|-------|---------|-------|-----------------|--------------------|
B -----1----|-------|----3----|-------|-----------0-----|---------0—-h1~~----|
G -----2----|-------|----2----|-------|--0-h2--2--------|---0----------------|
D -----2----|-------|----0----|-------|----------(0)----|---------0—-h2~~----|
A -----0----|-------|----0----|-------|-----------5~~---|--------------------|
E ----------|-------|---------|-------|--0-h2--2--------|---3~~--------------|

____Asus4add9______D/A_______EM D/F#___ ________G_____C/G_________C____C/B_____
E ---------------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------|
B ---0-----------|-------------------|----0------------0-h1~~---|----------------|
G --------2-p0---|-------------0-h2--|-2----------0-------------|------0----0----|
D ---0-----------|--4~~--------------|----0------------0-h2~~---|----------------|
A ---0-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|---3----2-------|
E --------2-p0---|--5~~--------0-h2--|-2----------3~~-----------|----------------|

Break;

____Asus4add9______D/A_______EM D/F#___ ________G_____C/G_________C____C/B_____
E ---------------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------|
B ---0-----------|-------------------|----0------------0-h1~~---|----------------|
G --------2-p0---|-------------0-h2--|-2----------0-------------|------0----0----|
D ---0-----------|--4~~--------------|----0------------0-h2~~---|----------------|
A ---0-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|---3----2-------|
E --------2-p0---|--5~~--------0-h2--|-2----------3~~-----------|----------------|

____Woh,__oh-oh____-oh!______Oh-woh,____oh-oh,woh!

I put the code with bracket around it first then the tab? we'll see. Thanks Jacky. Oh and Gino you've got me wanting to do a you tube myself of this version of HCITY. I just played it and am getting the hang of it. At the end I do a combo of strumm pick which seemes to come together very nicely. I would still very much like to see yours. The only other thing I can think of for this song would be to see about an alternate tuning. to allow for the lower base notes. But I think that would be very difficult.


[workahollis1]

I guess it didn't work. please explain the entire procedure. I'm lost.

[SP4313]

Kristian, hold off for a bit and let me get the tab and video up. There's no need for alternate tuning to hit lower notes. Open standard tuning gives us low E and with a song written in Em you don't need a note lower than that. Besides if we are all looking for a 1 guitar version of HCITY that sounds as close to the album as we can get (and I know that's what the 3 of us are looking for) then we have to stay in the same tuning or that goal will be impossible. What I'm tabbing isn't really "my" version even though it IS my version. All I've been doing is finding ways to mesh together two parts that are already written. The HCITY for single guitar is a BLAST to play and sounds like the album version. You guys won't be disappointed. Once it's up and you guys have played it for a while, then we can discuss whether you think it can be tweeked here or there to improve it. I'm tabbing it right now, so back to work.

P.S I'm still clueless on posting the tabs here too. Jacky please explain in detail how to do it. Thanks.

Gino

[Leonard]

You wrap your guitar tab with the tags code [in brackets] and /code [in brackets]. Can't type the tag out fully or else the board will already convert the following text into CODE.

Another possibility for playing guitar online, and jamming some Cat songs would be eJamming Audio, a free eJamming platform. With this tool we could jam live online with CD quality and even record songs:

www.ejamming.com/

[suncatcher]

Hi, Kristian!

Enclose your guitar tab within two command tags: code in square brackets at the beginning of your guitar tab and then /code in square brackets at the end of your guitar tab.

For your previous post, you simply need to add the /code in square brackets at the end of your tab. Then, your message will look like this after posting:

E ----------|-------|---------|-------|-----------------|--------------------|
B -----1----|-------|----3----|-------|-----------0-----|---------0—-h1~~----|
G -----2----|-------|----2----|-------|--0-h2--2--------|---0----------------|
D -----2----|-------|----0----|-------|----------(0)----|---------0—-h2~~----|
A -----0----|-------|----0----|-------|-----------5~~---|--------------------|
E ----------|-------|---------|-------|--0-h2--2--------|---3~~--------------|

____Asus4add9______D/A_______EM D/F#___ ________G_____C/G_________C____C/B_____
E ---------------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------|
B ---0-----------|-------------------|----0------------0-h1~~---|----------------|
G --------2-p0---|-------------0-h2--|-2----------0-------------|------0----0----|
D ---0-----------|--4~~--------------|----0------------0-h2~~---|----------------|
A ---0-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|---3----2-------|
E --------2-p0---|--5~~--------0-h2--|-2----------3~~-----------|----------------|

Break;

____Asus4add9______D/A_______EM D/F#___ ________G_____C/G_________C____C/B_____
E ---------------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------|
B ---0-----------|-------------------|----0------------0-h1~~---|----------------|
G --------2-p0---|-------------0-h2--|-2----------0-------------|------0----0----|
D ---0-----------|--4~~--------------|----0------------0-h2~~---|----------------|
A ---0-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|---3----2-------|
E --------2-p0---|--5~~--------0-h2--|-2----------3~~-----------|----------------|

____Woh,__oh-oh____-oh!______Oh-woh,____oh-oh,woh!

You can see exactly what Jacky did by clicking on the[glow=black,2,300]quote[/glow]for one of his guitar tab posts, as if you were going to respond to his post. Then, look at his message and notice how he put the code tag in square brackets at the beginning of his guitar tab, and the /code tag in square brackets at the end of his guitar tab.

~Sun~