How to read this tab h=hammer on p=pull off x=rest fw slash=slide up bk slash=slide down Note: Although listening to the attached MIDI files can be a help in learning the tunes, it is best to listen to an actual recording of the tune. All of these tunes have been recorded by one or more of the big names in flatpicking over the last thirty years. Listen to some of those old LPs as well as to some of the recent CDs if you want to hear how they should sound when played by an expert. These were all tabbed out using Bucket-O-Tab and Guitar Pro software.