Thank you both -- I can read music and I know what the rest symbols are in standard notation. However, I thought that there might be a 'standard' way of indicating rests in tablature; especially since most folks that use it don't read standard notation.

From the examples I've seen in my books with tab, and the files on The Mandolin Cafe, it appears as though a blank space is left on the line, instead of a symbol to indicate the duration of the rest. I guess I just assumed that there would be an 'accepted' way of indicating rests in tablature.

All the best, Áine