hello, with things like this, where there is just the chords scattered aound with the words, does each chord letter (A, D, E. or whatever it may be) represent one bar of guitar tab?
[ mod edit - screenshot of JutsinGuitar tab removed ]
I have been able to get a lot of this kind of thing online, but I am not sure how many bars to play each chord for
Hi there,
In the intro, yes. In the rest of the song, they are aligned to the lyrics instead of the bars. However, there is no info given on the tempo and the strumming pattern. This chord diagram supposes that you already know the song or can play it based on what you hear.
Edit: just seen this is from over the website. I think you should definitely check out Justin’s lesson as it might answer your questions.
If I can give a little plug for Justin, the TABs section does give this info, along with strumming pattern and other details. It’s a paid product, but worth it for the detail provided and helps supports the huge quantity of free materials available.
Cheers
Paul.
Hi Kate.
Sorry - I have deleted your image as it was a full screenshot of a JustinGuitar tabs page - a paid for product which can’t be copy / pasted / shared in public for legal reasons.
If your question relates to any chord chart that you might find anywhere, there is no simple answer. Some sources only write the next chord name when a change comes along, whether one or two or more bars have passed by.
Some write the same chord name several times in succession if that chord persists for more than one bar.
You should alwys read a chord chart in conjunction with listening to a song.
And, for Justin’s lessons, the chord charts should always be read alongside Justin’s teaching.
Richard
Hi Kate
Most chord sheets you’ll find online only give you the chord sequence, not duration. Even those that try to give the duration by repeating the number of bars (in Richard’s explanation), fail when there are multiple chords in one bar.
Also, the location of chord change is dodgy, even in the good ones. I’m sure partly because of different editing formats.
If I’m learning a song, I find it’s well worth the effort editing, so the chord changes are embedded in the lyrics at exactly the time of change, like this
I guess in this one (this was a free chord sheet, @Richard_close2u 
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is just telling me the chord progression then.
very helpful @brianlarsen, I have thought those ones looked challenging for some reason, but I totally see your point there, I will shange that.
