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2013-04-28
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2019-10-11
Learning Ukulele with Curt
Alternating Thumb Style, Reading TAB
Tablature, or "TAB" for short, is a musical notation system for indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches in the standard music tradition. Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the lute, vihuela, or guitar. Tablature has been around for centuries and was common during the Renaissance and Baroque eras.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: ULFP117p-CH-16
Main Category: Fingerpicking Main Instrument: Ukulele
Categories: Chords, Fingering, Fingerpicking, TAB, Technique, Guitar, Notation
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Tablature, or "TAB" for short, is a musical notation system for indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches in the standard music tradition.
Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the lute, vihuela, or guitar. Tablature has been around for centuries and was common during the Renaissance and Baroque eras.
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