Tablature
noun
A form of musical notation that shows finger placements instead of musical pitches.
He had difficulty reading traditional music sheets, so he used a tablature to learn how to play the guitar.
Often appears as...
- guitar tablature
- read a tablature
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Technical
noun
A table or chart containing detailed data.
The scientist created a tablature of all the chemical elements, showing their atomic number, symbol, and atomic weight.
Often appears as...
- data tablature
- scientific tablature
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Academic
noun
A form of musical notation that shows finger placements instead of musical pitches.
He had difficulty reading traditional music sheets, so he used a tablature to learn how to play the guitar.
Often appears as...
- guitar tablature
- read a tablature
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A table or chart containing detailed data.
The scientist created a tablature of all the chemical elements, showing their atomic number, symbol, and atomic weight.
Often appears as...
- data tablature
- scientific tablature
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Music-Specific
Tablature is specific to learning and writing music, typically strings like the guitar or bass.
He printed the guitar tablature for his favorite song.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Guidance
The lines represent strings and numbers indicate frets, guiding where to place fingers.
The tablature showed '3' on the top line for the third fret on the high E string.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Standard Notation
Tablature is not a replacement for standard musical notation but an alternative for specific instruments.
Although I can't read music, tablature helps me play melodies on my ukulele.
Pro Tip 1/3Music-Specific
Tablature is specific to learning and writing music, typically strings like the guitar or bass.
He printed the guitar tablature for his favorite song.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Guidance
The lines represent strings and numbers indicate frets, guiding where to place fingers.
The tablature showed '3' on the top line for the third fret on the high E string.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Standard Notation
Tablature is not a replacement for standard musical notation but an alternative for specific instruments.
Although I can't read music, tablature helps me play melodies on my ukulele.
Pro Tip 1/3Music-Specific
Tablature is specific to learning and writing music, typically strings like the guitar or bass.
He printed the guitar tablature for his favorite song.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Guidance
The lines represent strings and numbers indicate frets, guiding where to place fingers.
The tablature showed '3' on the top line for the third fret on the high E string.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Standard Notation
Tablature is not a replacement for standard musical notation but an alternative for specific instruments.
Although I can't read music, tablature helps me play melodies on my ukulele.
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Quote examples
Thomas Rhett
American Musician
When I was 12 or 13, my dad taught me a couple of different chords, and once I learned chords, I never learned to read music, but I learned tablature, like a lot of kids do, and I learned songs that had the chords I knew. It took me a long time to understand the upstroke of picking and strumming, but once I did, it all fell into place.
Quote examples
Thomas Rhett
American Musician
When I was 12 or 13, my dad taught me a couple of different chords, and once I learned chords, I never learned to read music, but I learned tablature, like a lot of kids do, and I learned songs that had the chords I knew. It took me a long time to understand the upstroke of picking and strumming, but once I did, it all fell into place.
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