tablature
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thumb|300px|right|Example of numeric vihuela tablature from the book "Orphenica Lyra" by [[Miguel de Fuenllana (1554). Red numerals (original) mark the vocal part.]]
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- sheet music
- Has use
- figuring
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- Tablatures
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Concepts
- Types of tablature
- Guitar and bass tablature
- French lute tablature
- German lute tablature
- Computer programs for writing tablatures
- Legal issues
- Rise of legal guitar tablature sites
- Mxtabs.net
- Guitar Tab Universe
- OLGA.net
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|300px|right|Example of numeric vihuela tablature from the book "Orphenica Lyra" by [[Miguel de Fuenllana (1554). Red numerals (original) mark the vocal part.]]
Tablature (or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering or the location of the played notes rather than musical pitches.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “tablature” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.