help reading tabs

[watchtower02]

i'm new to the whole guitar thing and i was trying to read some tabs on the internet and i was wondering what the hell it means when there is a number under the tab...like you have all six strings with the numbers but then there is also a number under all the strings...what does that mean?

[alphatabs]

i'm new to the whole guitar thing and i was trying to read some tabs on the internet and i was wondering what the hell it means when there is a number under the tab...like you have all six strings with the numbers but then there is also a number under all the strings...what does that mean?

hey man, you probably wanna read this and it will tell you all you wanna know and more about tablautre:

http://www.cyberfret.com/reading/internet-tab/index.php

I started learning to play guitar on cyberfret.com 3 years ago and hit the ground running! It's really a good place to get your feet wet.

[Rob]

The number under all the strings is pretty meaningless- it's a suggested fingering. Ignore it.

[watchtower02]

yeah that's what i thought it was for....thanks for the site...