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Definitions for tablature
ˈtæb lə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊərtab·la·ture
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Princeton's WordNet
tablaturenoun
a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used
Wiktionary
tablaturenoun
A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments
tablaturenoun
An engraved tablet etc.
Etymology: French, from Italian tavolare 'set to music'.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tablaturenoun
Painting on walls or ceilings.
Etymology: from table.
Wikipedia
Tablature
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 the guitar, lute or vihuela, as well as many free reed aerophones such as the harmonica. Tablature was common during the Renaissance and Baroque eras, and is commonly used today in notating many forms of music. Three types of organ tablature were used in Europe: German, Spanish and Italian.To distinguish standard musical notation from tablature, the former is usually called "staff notation" or just "notation".
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tablature
Tablature is a form of musical notation that indicates instrument fingering rather than musical pitches. It is primarily used for stringed instruments, such as guitar and bass, helping the musician know where to place their fingers on the instrument's fretboard. More broadly, it can be used for any musical instrument to indicate specific finger placements or techniques required to produce specific notes or sounds.
Webster Dictionary
Tablaturenoun
a painting on a wall or ceiling; a single piece comprehended in one view, and formed according to one design; hence, a picture in general
Tablaturenoun
an ancient mode of indicating musical sounds by letters and other signs instead of by notes
Tablaturenoun
division into plates or tables with intervening spaces; as, the tablature of the cranial bones
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Tablature
Tablature is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches. Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the lute, vihuela, or guitar, as well as many free reed aerophones such as the harmonica. Tablature was common during the Renaissance and Baroque eras, and is commonly used in notating rock, pop, folk, ragtime, bluegrass, and blues music. Three types of organ tablature were used in Europe: German, Spanish and Italian. There are several types of ocarina tabulature. To distinguish standard musical notation from tablature, the former is usually called "staff notation" or just "notation". An alternate usage of the word "tab" is common on the Internet, where it can also refer to conventional chord symbols, or note names.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tablature
tab′la-tūr, n. something tabular: a painting on a wall or ceiling: a picture in general: a method of musical notation, principally employed in the 15th and 16th centuries for the lute: (anat.) a division of the skull into two tables. [Fr.,—L. tabula, a board.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tablature in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of tablature in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- tabulaturoEsperanto
- tablatuuri, tabulatuuriFinnish
- tablatureFrench
- tablaturaPortuguese
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