Picking-hand fingering is indicated by i for the index finger, m the middle, a the ring, c the pinky, and p the thumb. Circled numbers indicate the string the note is played on. Frets are shown horizontally. The thick top line represents the nut. Strings are shown as vertical lines.
Dots show where the fingers go, and thick horizontal lines indicate barres.
Numbers above the diagram are left-hand finger numbers, as used in standard notation. Again, the fingerings are only suggestions. If a capo is used, a Roman numeral indicates the fret where the capo should be placed. The standard notation and tablature is written as if the capo were the nut of the guitar. Arrows underneath tuning notes indicate strings that are altered from standard tuning and whether they are tuned up or down.