Originally Posted by 4d5e6f

Yes, the way my guitar is: 4 pickups. 1 pickup at the base of the fretboard, then a space, then there's the middle one, which is slanted so the side near my E string caves in slightly and the side of it under my e string is slightly raised, then I have a space and two pickups together.

Also, I just started playing today, and I just got done practicing jingle bells (easy to learn for me),a nd my index finger's fingertip is purple. Is that normal?

Also #2, in the jingle bells tab (http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/inc/print.php3?id=41829), there's a "-"-" in it, what does that mean? The author didn't say.