Tablature (or tabulature, or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches.
Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments, such as guitar, bass, lute, archlute, theorbo, angélique, mandora, gallichon, banjo, and vihuela, but in principle it can be used for any fretted instrument, including ukulele, mandolin, and viola da gamba, as well as many free reed aerophones such as the harmonica. While today tablature is commonly used in notating rock, pop, ragtime and blues music, it is often seen in folk music, and was common during Renaissance and Baroque eras.
Tablature is also used in non-fretted instruments. Three types of organ tablature were used in Europe: German, Spanish and Italian. There are several types of ocarina tabulature.[1] Harp tablature was used in Spain and Wales.
To distinguish standard musical notation from tablature in the context of the latter, the former is usually called "staff notation" or just "notation".
An alternate usage of the word "tab" is common on the internet, where it refers to conventional chord symbols (for harmony), or note names (for melody).Tablature (or tabulature, or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches.
Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments, such as guitar, bass, lute, archlute, theorbo, angélique, mandora, gallichon, banjo, and vihuela, but in principle it can be used for any fretted instrument, including ukulele, mandolin, and viola da gamba, as well as many free reed aerophones such as the harmonica. While today tablature is commonly used in notating rock, pop, ragtime and blues music, it is often seen in folk music, and was common during Renaissance and Baroque eras.
Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments, such as guitar, bass, lute, archlute, theorbo, angélique, mandora, gallichon, banjo, and vihuela, but in principle it can be used for any fretted instrument, including ukulele, mandolin, and viola da gamba, as well as many free reed aerophones such as the harmonica. While today tablature is commonly used in notating rock, pop, ragtime and blues music, it is often seen in folk music, and was common during Renaissance and Baroque eras.
Tablature is also used in non-fretted instruments. Three types of organ tablature were used in Europe: German, Spanish and Italian. There are several types of ocarina tabulature.[1] Harp tablature was used in Spain and Wales.
To distinguish standard musical notation from tablature in the context of the latter, the former is usually called "staff notation" or just "notation".
An alternate usage of the word "tab" is common on the internet, where it refers to conventional chord symbols (for harmony), or note names (for melody).Tablature (or tabulature, or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches.
Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments, such as guitar, bass, lute, archlute, theorbo, angélique, mandora, gallichon, banjo, and vihuela, but in principle it can be used for any fretted instrument, including ukulele, mandolin, and viola da gamba, as well as many free reed aerophones such as the harmonica. While today tablature is commonly used in notating rock, pop, ragtime and blues music, it is often seen in folk music, and was common during Renaissance and Baroque eras.
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