Thomas Rhett

When I was 12 or 13, my dad taught me a couple of different chords, and once I learned chords, I never learned to read music, but I learned tablature, like a lot of kids do, and I learned songs that had the chords I knew. It took me a long time to understand the upstroke of picking and strumming, but once I did, it all fell into place.

American Musician

Tablature is specific to learning and writing music, typically strings like the guitar or bass.

Music-Specific

The lines represent strings and numbers indicate frets, guiding where to place fingers.

Visual Guidance

Tablature is not a replacement for standard musical notation but an alternative for specific instruments.

Non-Standard Notation

In academic contexts, 'tablature' can refer to data organized in tables for analysis.

Academic Use

Tablatures help visualize complex information in a way that's easier to understand.

Visual Data Display

Tablatures are particularly useful in presenting research findings succinctly and clearly.