guitar questions

[jdmarcus59]

ok, so i'm new to playing guitar. I learned some of the basic chords and now i'm trying to learn an easy song to start out with. (I can't get no) Satisfaction by the rolling stones is supposed to be easy, but i'm still having trouble reading guitar tabs. Here is the tab for the song. I understand that the 2, for example means to play the A (5th string) in the 2nd fret. I'm not sure what the lines (- - -) mean. Does that mean i hold it longer? hit that note more than once? I'm also confused why the letters are above the words? is this whole song played on the 5th string? sorry i'm a n000b! any help would be great. any advice for starters would be sweet as well! thanks everyone



Main Riff (continue pattern)

E-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-2--2----2--4--5----5--5--4--2--2--------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E A E A
I can't get no satisfaction I can't get no satisfaction

E B7 E A
Cause I try__ and I try___ and I try__ and try__


(start main riff)
A E A D A E A D
I can't get no I can't get no

A E A D A E A D
When I'm driving in my car and the man comes on the radio

A E A D A E A D
he's telling me more and more about some useless information

A E A D A E A D
supposed to drive my imagination I can't get no


A E (NC) E A D A E A D
Oh no no no hey hey hey That's what I say


EDIT: sorry i meant to put this in the music section, i didn't realize until i was done

learn the chords to the song, and if you no the song well in your head then just play by ear, most guitar players play like that and some of the greats dont even know how to read music.