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Numbers on six lines giving fret positions rather than pitches.
Also known as: Fret numbers, TAB notation
Tablature replaces the staff's pitches with fret numbers on lines standing for strings. It tells a player exactly where to put their fingers and, in its usual form, nothing about rhythm — which is why tablature is normally printed above conventional notation rather than instead of it.
Represents string and fret positions rather than pitches, each line standing for a string and each number for a fret.
Contexts: Music
Carries no rhythmic information in its common modern form, which is why it is usually printed alongside standard notation rather than replacing it.
Contexts: Music
Is read with the highest-sounding string at the top, the opposite of how the instrument appears to a player looking down at it.
Contexts: Music
Six horizontal lines carrying numerals placed directly on them, with the word TAB at the left.