Tablature could use different marks, arrows, and various other signs to denote bends, hammer-ons, trills, pull-offs, slides, and so forth. These are really the tablature signs which portray various techniques, though our might vary:
| Symbol | Technique |
|---|---|
| h | hammer on |
| p | pull off |
| b | bend string up |
| r | release bend |
| / | slide up |
| \ | slide down |
| v | vibrato (sometimes written as ~) |
| t | right hand tap |
| s | legato slide |
| S | shift slide |
| * | natural harmonic |
| [n] | artificial harmonic |
| n(n) | tapped harmonic |
| tr | trill |
| T | tap |
| TP | tremolo picking |
| PM | palm muting (also written as _ and .) |
| \n/ | tremolo arm dip; n = amount to dip |
| \n | tremolo arm down |
| n/ | tremolo arm up |
| /n\ | tremolo arm inverted dip |
| = | hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls |
| <> | volume swell (louder/softer) |
| x | on rhythm slash represents muted slash |
| o | on rhythm slash represents single note slash |
| ยท/. | pick slide |
