The numeric system, in other words, the Tablature, has some significant advantage for the first steps. You can locate each tone, visually, as it based on graphic realization: and that will serve us for the start.
If you want to skip this (not recommended) and start playing notes right now, please jump to Chapter IV...

Let's see how that works:

• There are six lines here (not five as usual) each line representing a string:
  String is the lowest bass pitched, string is the highest soprano pitched.
• The left hand fingers are marked as a numbers from 1 to 4.
  The zero is an open string that indicated that no finger is acting upon the string.
  
• The left hand fingers are marked as italic letters: p - i, m, a. (see page No. 5)
  
• At the end of the measure No. 2 - in the below demonstration, there is a slur between two equal notes; that means that the note you play will last TWO beats! The slur is the legato mark.