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tablature

American  
[tab-luh-cher, -choor] / ˈtæb lə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /

noun

  1. Music. any of various systems of music notation using letters, numbers, or other signs to indicate the strings, frets, keys, etc., to be played.

  2. a tabular space, surface, or structure.

tablature British  
/ ˈtæblətʃə /

noun

  1. music any of a number of forms of musical notation, esp for playing the lute, consisting of letters and signs indicating rhythm and fingering

  2. an engraved or painted tablet or other flat surface

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Etymology

Origin of tablature

1565–75; < Middle French, Latinization (influenced by Latin tabula board) of Italian intavolatura, derivative of intavolare to put on a board, score

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