Tablature Definition

tăblə-cho͝or, -chər
noun
A method of notation for guitar or ukulele in which vertical lines represent the strings, horizontal lines represent the frets, and dots on these lines indicate finger placement.
Webster's New World
A flat surface or tablet with an inscription, painting, or design on it.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tablature

Noun

Singular:
tablature
Plural:
tablatures

Origin of Tablature

  • French alteration (influenced by Latin tabula table) of Italian intavolatura from intavolare to put on a board in- in tavola table, board (from Latin tabula)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French, from Italian tavolare 'set to music'.

    From Wiktionary

Tablature Sentence Examples

  • Naples, in writing the little treatise (afterwards included in the Characteristics) entitled A Notion of the Historical Draught or Tablature of the Judgment of Hercules, and the letter concerning Design.

  • We are delighted to announce the release of our first video product, designed to help 5 string banjo players learn from tablature.

  • Most of the tablature available on the Internet shows just the fingering for a song, in ASCII text.

  • His ' Calliope ' is specifically geared to the problems of early music, including lute tablature.

  • Finger picking patterns are written using tablature and standard music notation.

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Words Starting With

TTATAB

Words Ending With

EREURE

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With T9 Letter Words Ending With E