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[Tablature] Guitar And Bass Tab

What is guitar tablature?
[ 3 ] posted by Admin on Tue, May 04 @ 06:30 PM
The ability to read music (standard notation) may be a desired skill, but it is not a prerequisite for playing the guitar well. Contemporary guitarists are fortunate to have an abundance of interesting material presented in a special notation system called "tablature."

Tablature is a centuries-old system of conveying musical information for stringed instruments with frets. It is a form of musical shorthand that graphically clarifies the exact position of each note on the fingerboard. Whereas standard notation uses a music staff with 5 lines and 4 spaces, in guitar tab, the 6 (staff) lines represent the strings and the numbers on them indicate the frets.

"Tab" effectively translates standard notation into guitar-specific language.

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