Question

"Staff with black notes with stems on the second line, second line, third line, and fourth line from the bottom. Then, on top of the staff, in the second space, in the third space, and on the second line from the bottom. Which guitar tablature matches the standard notation?

1 TAB staff with a 0 on the third line from the top, a 0 on the third line from the top, a 0 on the second line from the top, a 3 on the second line from the top, a 3 on the top line, a 2 on the third line from the top, a 1 on the second line from the top, and a 0 on the third line from the top.
2 TAB staff with a 0 on the third line from the top, a 0 on the third line from the top, a 1 on the second line from the top, a 2 on the second line from the top, a 3 on the top line, a 2 on the third line from the top, a 3 on the second line from the top, and a 0 on the third line from the top.
3 TAB staff with a 0 on the third line from the top, a 0 on the third line from the top, a 1 on the second line from the top, a 3 on the second line from the top, a 3 on the top line, a 1 on the third line from the top, a 1 on the second line from the top, and a 0 on the third line from the top.
4 TAB staff with a 2 on the third line from the top, a 2 on the third line from the top, a 0 on the fifth line from the top, a 3 on the fifth line from the top, a 3 on the sixth line from the top, a 2 on the fourth line from the top, a 1 on the fifth line from the top, and a 0 on the fourth line from the top."

Answer 1

The correct guitar tablature that matches the described standard musical notation is option 1: a sequence on the tab staff correlating to the pitches E, E, G, B, D, G, B, E when played on a guitar.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student inquiry pertains to matching a set of musical notes represented on a staff in standard musical notation with their corresponding guitar tablature. Given the frequency of the open guitar strings (high E, B, G, D, A, low E), and the description of the pitch placement on the staff, we know that the notes are E, E, G, B, D, G, B, E, respectively. The correct guitar tablature must mirror these pitches with respect to the tuning of a standard guitar.

Since a guitar in standard tuning has the open strings' notes of E4, B3, G3, D3, A2, and E2 (from the highest pitched string to lowest), we can determine that:

• The 'E' note can be played as the open high E string - represented as '0' on the first line in guitar tablature.
• The 'G' note corresponds to the 3rd fret of the high E string - represented as '3' on the first line in guitar tablature.
• The 'B' note corresponds to the open second string - represented as '0' on the second line in guitar tablature.
• The 'D' note can be played as the 3rd fret on the second string (B) - represented as '3' on the second line in guitar tablature.

Hence, the correct tablature that matches the standard notation described would be option 1: '0' on the first line, '0' on the first line, '0' on the second line, '3' on the second line, '3' on the first line, '0' on the second line, '0' on the second line, '0' on the first line.